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- al|i|men|ta|tion «AL uh mehn TAY shuhn», noun.2. maintenance; support: »
The alimentation of poor children…was extended or increased by fresh endowments (Charles Merivale).
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men|ta|tion — «mehn TAY shuhn», noun. mental action … Useful english dictionary
de|pig|men|ta|tion — «dee PIHG muhn TAY shuhn», noun. the condition of being deprived of pigment: »Blond hair is doubtless a side effect of the general depigmentation of men that has occurred in northern Europe (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
ar|gu|men|ta|tion — «AHR gyuh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. discussion of reasons for and against anything; debate: »A day was wasted in useless argumentation. 2. the process of arguing; methodical presentation of arguments; reasoning. 3. a series of arguments … Useful english dictionary
com|part|men|ta|tion — «kuhm PAHRT muhn TAY shuhn», noun. = compartmentalization. (Cf. ↑compartmentalization) … Useful english dictionary
com|ple|men|ta|tion — «KOM pluh muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. Mathematics. an operation to determine the complement of a subset. 2. Linguistics. complementary distribution … Useful english dictionary
de|seg|men|ta|tion — «DEE sehg muhn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the state or quality of not being segmented; change from a segmented condition. 2. the reduction of the number of segments by the coalescence of two or more, as in the carapace of a lobster … Useful english dictionary
dis|com|men|da|tion — «DIHS kom uhn DAY shuhn», noun. the act of discommending; dispraise: »Following the guidebook line, Nothing need detain the tourist here, some discommendations for persons planning a trip to Europe (Joseph Wechsberg) … Useful english dictionary
doc|u|men|ta|tion — «DOK yuh mehn TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the preparation and use of documentary evidence. 2. the documents used: »The noncritical air that pervades this book is somewhat compensated by the full documentation (Edward D. Goldberger). 3. the collection,… … Useful english dictionary
im´ple|men|ta´tion — im|ple|ment «noun. IHM pluh muhnt; verb. IHM pluh mehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a useful piece of equipment; tool; instrument; utensil. Plows and threshing machines are farm implements. A pail, an ax, a shovel, and a broom are implements.… … Useful english dictionary
in|cre|men|ta|tion — «IHN kruh muhn TAY shuhn», noun. the action of increasing; augmentation; increment … Useful english dictionary
