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microcosm
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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recess
/rɪ ˈsɛs/
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a state of abeyance or suspended business
recess meaning(s)
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- (n) a state of abeyance or suspended business
- (n) a small concavity
- (n) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- (n) an enclosure that is set back or indented
- (n) a pause from doing something (as work)
- (v) put into a recess
- (v) make a recess in
- (v) close at the end of a session
recess usage(s) Create your Own
- The punt on health care reform comes so soon before the August recess because completing the legislative push was beginning to prove impossible before the recess.
- Members strike agreement with party leaders to hold off on a full House vote on health care until after August recess.
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recessed
/rɪ ˈsɛst/
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having a sunken area
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recession
/rɪ ˈsɛ ʃən/
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the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the…
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recessional
/rɪ ˈsɛ ʃə nL/
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the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to…
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recessional march
a march to be played for processions
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recessionary
/ri ˈsɛ ʃə ˌnɛ ri/
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of or pertaining to a recession
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recessive
/rə ˈsɛ sɪv/
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an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when…
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recessive allele
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its…
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recessive gene
gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele…
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recharge
/ri ˈtʃɑrdʒ/
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load anew
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rechargeable
/ri ˈtʃɑr dʒə bəl/
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capable of being recharged
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rechauffe
warmed leftovers
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recherche
/rə ˈʃɛə ʃɛɪ/
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lavishly elegant and refined
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rechewed food
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
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recidivate
go back to bad behavior
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recidivism
/rə ˈsɪ dɪ ˌvɪ zəm/
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habitual relapse into crime
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recidivist
/rə ˈsɪ dɪ ˌvɪst/
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someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially…
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recife
a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
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recipe
/ˈrɛ sə pi/
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directions for making something
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recipient
/rə ˈsɪ pi ənt/
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a person who receives something
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recipient role
the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in…
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reciprocal
/rɪ ˈsɪ prə kəl/
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially…
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reciprocal cross
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated…
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reciprocal inhibition
a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one…