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correspondency
C2
/ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənsi/
correspondence, agreement, or mutual relation, especially diplomatic relations between states
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predominancy
C2
/prɪˈdɑmənənsi/
the state of having greater power, influence, importance, or quantity than others; predominance
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self-gratulation
C2
/ˌsɛlfˌɡrætʃ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
pleased reflection on one's own success, good fortune, or supposed merit; self-congratulation, often with a suggestion of complacency
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insolency
C2
/ˈɪn.sə.lən.si/
dated: the quality of being arrogantly rude, disrespectful, or insubordinate; insolence
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sportiveness
C2
/ˈspɔrtɪvnəs/
lively, high-spirited playfulness or a tendency to frolic
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solemnization
C2
/ˌsɑːləmnəˈzeɪʃən/
the official or ceremonial performance of a marriage
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stadtholdership
C2
/ˈstætˌhoʊldərˌʃɪp/
historical: the office, rank, or period in office of a stadtholder in the Netherlands
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impropriation
C2
/ɪmˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/
English ecclesiastical law: the transfer of a church benefice or its tithes into the hands of a layperson or secular corporation
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whitesmith
C2
/ˈwaɪtˌsmɪθ/
a craftsperson who works in tin, tinplate, or pewter; a tinsmith
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reducibility
C2
/rɪˌduː.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the property of being reducible to a simpler, more basic, or formally equivalent form
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deducibility
C2
/dɪˌduː.səˈbɪl.ə.ti/
the property of being logically derivable from stated premises, axioms, or other accepted propositions
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pedantocracy
C2
/ˌpɛd.ənˈtɑː.krə.si/
government or administration dominated by pedants who value rigid rules and narrow learning over practical judgment
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handbreadth
C2
/ˈhændˌbrɛdθ/
a unit or distance equal to the breadth of a hand, roughly four inches or ten centimetres
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metamorphism
C2
/ˌmɛtəˈmɔrˌfɪzəm/
the mineralogical and structural alteration of rock by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids without complete melting
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inveteracy
C2
/ɪnˈvɛtərəsi/
the quality or state of being long-established, obstinate, or deeply persistent
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sawlog
C2
/ˈsɔːˌlɔɡ/
a log of suitable size and quality to be sawn into lumber at a sawmill
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rugosity
C2
/ruːˈɡɑːsəti/
the quality or degree of being rough, wrinkled, or ridged
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finalism
C2
/ˈfaɪnəlɪzəm/
the doctrine that natural processes are directed toward ends, purposes, or final causes
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imaginability
C2
/ɪˌmædʒənəˈbɪləti/
the quality of being possible to imagine or form a mental representation of
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interrelatedness
C2
/ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪtɪdnəs/
the state or quality of being mutually related or connected
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ascription
C2
/əˈskrɪpʃən/
the act of attributing a quality, cause, statement, or work to a person or thing
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gibbosity
C2
/ɡɪˈbɑsəti/
the state of being convex or noticeably bulging
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representationalism
C2
/ˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃənəlˌɪzəm/
the use or support of recognizable, realistic subjects in art
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commination
C2
/ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
a formal denunciation or threat of punishment, especially divine punishment
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appetition
C2
/ˌæpəˈtɪʃən/
philosophy and psychology: desire directed toward obtaining or pursuing something
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impassibility
C2
/ɪmˌpæsəˈbɪləti/
the condition of being incapable of suffering, feeling, or being emotionally affected
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diaphaneity
C2
/ˌdaɪəfəˈniəti/
the quality of being transparent or allowing light to pass through
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differentia
C2
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiə/
a distinguishing feature that separates a species, class, or concept from other members of the same genus
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abstractedness
C2
/æbˈstræktɪdnəs/
the state of being absorbed in thought and inattentive to one's surroundings
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