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avant-garde

Innovative and experimental, especially in art, culture, or design, and pushing beyond established conventions.

Adjective aesthetic Level 1120

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avant-garde

A movement or style characterized by radical innovation and experimentation, especially in the arts.

Noun knowledge_domain Level 1120

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avant-garde

The artists, writers, or other creators who are innovative and experimental and lead new developments in art or culture.

Noun group_people Level 1120

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award-winning

Having won one or more awards, especially prizes or honors for achievement in a particular field.

Adjective quality Level 1120

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better-known

More widely known or recognized than another person, thing, or place.

Adjective quality Level 1120

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black-and-white

Using only black, white, and shades of gray, without color; also describing a photograph, film, or image made this way.

Adjective color Level 1120

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blue-green

A color intermediate between blue and green.

Adjective color Level 1120

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built-in

Included as a permanent part of a structure, system, or device rather than added separately.

Adjective condition Level 1120

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built-up

Covered with many buildings, especially in an area where buildings are close together; urbanized.

Adjective location Level 1120

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by-product

A secondary product made or obtained incidentally during the production of something else.

Noun process_event Level 1120

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by-product

An unintended result or consequence that arises from an activity, process, or situation.

Noun process_event Level 1120

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cd-rom

A compact disc that stores computer data and is read by a computer using a laser; it cannot normally be rewritten.

Noun electronic_device Level 1120

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cease-fire

An agreement or order to stop fighting, usually temporarily or for a specified period.

Noun legal_concept Level 1120

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centuries-old

Having existed, been used, or been established for several centuries; very old.

Adjective duration Level 1120

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city-state

An independent state consisting of a city and the surrounding territory it controls.

Noun geographic_place Level 1120

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clear-cut

Easy to understand, recognize, or decide; unambiguous.

Adjective quality Level 1120

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co-author

To write a work jointly with one or more other authors.

Verb creation_action Level 1120

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co-author

A person who writes a work jointly with one or more other authors.

Noun human Level 1120

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co-founder

A person who helps establish or create an organization, company, institution, or project together with one or more other people.

Noun human Level 1120

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co-official

Having equal official status with one or more other languages, authorities, or entities.

Adjective legal Level 1120

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co-operate

To assist someone or comply with a request, especially by providing information or obeying instructions.

Verb communication Level 1120

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co-operate

To work together with another person or group to achieve a shared aim.

Verb physical_action Level 1120

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co-operation

The act of working together toward a shared goal.

Noun activity Level 1120

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co-operation

Assistance or willingness to help someone or comply with a request.

Noun communication_information Level 1120

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co-operative

Willing to work with other people or organizations to achieve a shared aim.

Adjective quality Level 1120

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co-operative

A business or organization jointly owned and controlled by its members.

Noun social_institution Level 1120

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co-ordination

The organization of different people, activities, or parts so that they work together effectively.

Noun process_event Level 1120

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co-star

To perform as a leading or prominent actor alongside another actor in a film, television program, or play.

Verb communication Level 1120

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co-star

An actor who shares a leading or prominent role with another actor in a film, television program, or play.

Noun occupation Level 1120

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cold-blooded

Having a body temperature that varies with the surrounding environment; ectothermic.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120

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commander-in-chief

The highest-ranking commander of a country's armed forces, usually the head of state.

Noun occupation Level 1120

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common-law

Based on law developed through court decisions and judicial precedent rather than primarily through statutes or written codes.

Adjective legal Level 1120

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common-law

Relating to a couple who live together in a long-term domestic relationship without being legally married, especially in the phrase common-law marriag...

Adjective legal Level 1120

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counter-clockwise

In a direction opposite to the movement of the hands of a clock.

Adverb direction Level 1120

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counter-clockwise

Moving, proceeding, or arranged in the direction opposite to the movement of the hands of a clock.

Adjective spatial_orientation Level 1120

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counter-reformation

A movement within the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th and 17th centuries that opposed Protestantism and sought to reform Catholic doctrine, orga...

Noun social_institution Level 1120

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counter-revolutionary

Opposed to a revolution or seeking to prevent, reverse, or overthrow its effects.

Adjective belief_cultural Level 1120

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counter-revolutionary

A person who opposes a revolution or works to reverse its effects.

Noun human Level 1120

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cross-border

Involving, occurring, or extending across the boundary between two or more countries.

Adjective location Level 1120

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cross-cultural

Involving, comparing, or relating to two or more different cultures.

Adjective belief_cultural Level 1120

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cross-examination

The questioning of a witness by the opposing lawyer or party after the witness has given evidence, intended to test or challenge that evidence.

Noun legal_concept Level 1120

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cross-section

A surface or shape produced by cutting through something, especially perpendicular to its length, showing its internal structure.

Noun shape Level 1120

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cross-sectional

Involving the study or comparison of different people, groups, or conditions at one particular time rather than over a period of time.

Adjective temporal_status Level 1120

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cross-sectional

Relating to or involving a cross section; showing the internal structure of something as if it had been cut across.

Adjective spatial_orientation Level 1120

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deep-sea

Of, relating to, or living in the deep parts of the ocean, far from the surface or shore.

Adjective location Level 1120

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deep-water

Having a considerable depth of water; situated in or involving water that is relatively deep.

Adjective physical_property Level 1120

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east-west

Relating to, involving, or connecting the eastern and western parts of a region, country, or world.

Adjective location Level 1120

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east-west

Extending from east to west, or oriented in the east–west direction.

Adjective spatial_orientation Level 1120

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editor-in-chief

The person who has overall responsibility for the content, editorial direction, and staff of a newspaper, magazine, publishing house, or other publica...

Noun occupation Level 1120

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egg-laying

Producing and depositing eggs, especially as a way of reproducing.

Adjective biological_type Level 1120

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