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inachis io
  • n  European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
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imprint
  • n  a distinctive influence
    English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
  • n  a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
  • n  an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
    the book was published under a distinguished imprint
  • n  an impression produced by pressure or printing
  • n  a device produced by pressure on a surface
  • v  establish or impress firmly in the mind
    We imprint our ideas onto our children
  • v  mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
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imprinting
  • n  a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
  • v  establish or impress firmly in the mind
  • v  mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
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imprisonment
  • n  putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
  • n  the state of being imprisoned
    the imprisonment of captured soldiers
  • n  the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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improbability
  • n  the quality of being improbable
    impossibility should never be confused with improbability
    the improbability of such rare coincidences
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improper fraction
  • n  a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
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impropriety
  • n  an improper demeanor
  • n  the condition of being improper
  • n  an indecent or improper act
  • n  an act of undue intimacy
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improvement
  • n  a change for the better; progress in development
  • n  the act of improving something
    their improvements increased the value of the property
  • n  a condition superior to an earlier condition
    the new school represents a great improvement
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improver
  • n  someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  • n  a component that is added to something to improve it
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improvidence
  • n  a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
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improvisation
  • n  a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
  • n  an unplanned expedient
  • n  a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
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improvised explosive device
  • n  an explosive device that is improvised
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