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executor
  • n  a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
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excavator
  • n  a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
  • n  a machine for excavating
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exceedance
  • n  (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
    the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling
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excellence
  • n  the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
  • n  an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
    a center of manufacturing excellence
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excellency
  • n  a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by `Your' or `His' or `Her'
  • n  an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
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excelsior
  • n  thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
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excrement
  • n  waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
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exception
  • n  a deliberate act of omission
    with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
  • n  an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; the only exception was her last child"
    an exception tests the rule
  • n  grounds for adverse criticism
    his authority is beyond exception
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excerpt
  • n  a passage selected from a larger work
    he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
  • v  take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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