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barbaric

/bɑː(ɹ)ˈbæɹɪk/

Meanings
adjective
Of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth

Examples :

"Killing doctors is barbaric."
culture society inhuman attitude moral

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uncouth adjective

/ʌnˈkuːθ/

Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.

"The customs of this new culture felt uncouth to Maria, as she was used to a very different way of life. "

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killing verb

/ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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uncivilized adjective

/ʌnˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/ /ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd/

Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

"The group of teenagers, left unsupervised, became uncivilized, shouting loudly and throwing food in the restaurant. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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barbarian noun

/bɑː(ɹ).ˈbɛə.ɹi.ən/ /bɑɹ.ˈbɛəɹ.i.ən/

A non-Greek or a non-Roman.

"The historian spoke about the barbarian tribes who lived north of the Roman Empire. "

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doctors noun

/ˈdɒktəz/ /ˈdɑktɚz/

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

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relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

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uncultured adjective

/ˈʌnkʌltʃərd/ /ˈʌnˌkʌltʃərd/

Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement.

"His uncultured behavior at the fancy restaurant, like eating with his hands and talking loudly, embarrassed his date. "