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microcosm
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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family
/ˈfæ mə li/
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a social unit living together
family meaning(s)
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- (n) a social unit living together
- (n) primary social group; parents and children
- (n) a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- (n) people descended from a common ancestor
- (n) a person having kinship with another or others
- (n) (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
- (n) a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- (n) an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
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- When family conflict erupts in murder, bereaved survivors usually say the outburst was unforeseeable, unimaginable.
- But Knowledge City is evidence that a new generation of the Ambani family is reinventing India's most powerful business enterprise.
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family acanthaceae
widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed…
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family acanthisittidae
alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand…
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family acanthuridae
surgeonfishes
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family acaridae
mites
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family accipitridae
hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
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family aceraceae
a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
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family acipenseridae
sturgeons
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family acrididae
short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
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family actinidiaceae
tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
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family actinomycetaceae
filamentous anaerobic bacteria
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family adelgidae
plant lice
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family adiantaceae
used in some classification systems for some genera of the family…
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family aegypiidae
in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old…
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family aepyornidae
coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
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family agamidae
an Old World reptile family of Sauria
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family agaricaceae
large family including many familiar mushrooms
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family agavaceae
chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae);…
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family agonidae
poachers
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family ailuropodidae
in some classifications considered the family comprising the…
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family aizoaceae
succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New…
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family akeridae
bubble shells
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family alaudidae
larks
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family albuginaceae
fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain…