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scandium

A soft, silvery-white metallic chemical element with the atomic number 21 and the symbol Sc.

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seaborgium

A highly radioactive synthetic chemical element with atomic number 106 and symbol Sg, produced in laboratories and named after chemist Glenn T. Seabor...

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selenium

A nonmetallic chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34, used in electronics, glassmaking, pigments, and some industrial processes.

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silicon

A hard, brittle chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14, widely used in glassmaking, ceramics, and electronic components.

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strontium

A soft, silvery-white chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38, occurring naturally in minerals and used in some pyrotechnics, ceramic...

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sulfur

A yellow, nonmetallic chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16.

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tantalum

A rare, hard, corrosion-resistant chemical element with the atomic number 73, used especially in electronic capacitors and specialized alloys.

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technetium

A chemical element with the symbol Tc and atomic number 43; a silvery-gray, radioactive metal produced artificially and used in some medical imaging p...

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tellurium

A rare, brittle, silvery-white chemical element with the symbol Te and atomic number 52.

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tennessine

A synthetic chemical element with atomic number 117, a highly radioactive halogen produced artificially; its symbol is Ts.

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terbium

A soft, silvery-white chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65, belonging to the lanthanide series.

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thallium

A soft, malleable, bluish-white chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81.

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thorium

A naturally occurring radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90, a silvery metal used in nuclear technology and some specia...

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thulium

A soft, silvery metallic chemical element with the symbol Tm and atomic number 69, belonging to the lanthanide series.

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titanium

A strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22, used in alloys, aircraft, medical implants, and o...

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tungsten

Made of, containing, or relating to tungsten.

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tungsten

A hard, dense, grayish-white chemical element with the symbol W and atomic number 74, known for its extremely high melting point and used in alloys, e...

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uranium

A heavy, radioactive chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92, occurring naturally in several isotopes and used as a source of nuclear ...

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vanadium

A hard, silvery-gray metallic chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23, used chiefly to strengthen steel and in some chemical compounds...

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xenon

A heavy, colorless, chemically inert noble gas with the atomic number 54, used in lighting, lasers, and some medical applications.

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ytterbium

A soft, silvery metallic chemical element with the symbol Yb and atomic number 70, belonging to the lanthanide series.

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yttrium

A soft, silvery metallic chemical element with the symbol Y and atomic number 39, used chiefly in alloys, phosphors, lasers, and certain electronic co...

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zinc

A bluish-white metallic chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30, commonly used to make alloys, protect iron from corrosion, and as a ...

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zirconium

A hard, gray-white metallic chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40, valued for its resistance to corrosion and used in nuclear react...

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abjad

a writing system recording consonants only, as in Arabic and Hebrew

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ablative

Relating to or expressing the ablative grammatical case.

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abugida

a writing system whose consonant signs carry an inherent vowel

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accusative

Relating to or expressing the grammatical case that typically marks the direct object of a verb.

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affix

A letter or group of letters added to the beginning, middle, or end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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allophone

Any of the context-dependent phonetic realizations of a phoneme that do not change the word’s meaning.

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anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or lines, used as a rhetorical or poetic device.

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aspect

A particular part, feature, or way of considering something.

Noun concept_idea Level 1110

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braille

a writing system of raised dots read by touch

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calque

a word formed by translating the parts of a foreign expression

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clitic

A grammatical word that is unstressed or weakly stressed and phonologically dependent on a neighboring word, while retaining some independent grammati...

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cognate

Having the same linguistic origin as another word, usually through descent from a common ancestral language.

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cognate

A word that has the same linguistic origin as another word, usually in a related language.

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compounding

The process of combining two or more words or word stems to form a new word, as in “blackboard” or “sunflower.”

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connotation

An associated or implied meaning of a word or expression, in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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copula

A linking verb, especially a form of “be,” that connects a subject with a subject complement.

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corpus

A collection of written or spoken texts assembled for linguistic research or analysis.

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creole

a stable language that has developed from a pidgin

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cuneiform

the wedge-shaped script of ancient Mesopotamia

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dative

Relating to or belonging to the grammatical dative case.

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dative

A grammatical case that typically marks the indirect object or the recipient, beneficiary, or goal of an action.

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declension

A class of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives in a language that share a particular pattern of inflection for case, number, and sometimes gender.

Noun knowledge_domain Level 1110

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deixis

The use of words or expressions whose reference depends on the context of the utterance, especially on the speaker, place, or time, such as “I,” “here...

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denotation

The direct, literal, or primary meaning of a word, expression, or symbol, as distinct from its associated or emotional meanings.

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derivation

The process of obtaining or developing something from a source, origin, or earlier form.

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determiner

A word or grammatical element that comes before a noun phrase and identifies, limits, or quantifies the noun, such as “the,” “a,” “this,” “my,” or “so...

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