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dum

/dʌm/

Meanings
adjective
Cooked with steam

Examples :

"My mother makes delicious dum aloo using a traditional recipe. "
food

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photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

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language noun

[ˈleɪŋɡwɪd͡ʒ]

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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syllable noun

/ˈsɪləbəl/

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

(degree) To an extreme degree.

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

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brightness noun

/ˈbɹaɪtnəs/

The quality of being bright.

"The brightness of the classroom light made it easy to see the teacher's notes. "

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delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

Pleasing to taste; tasty.

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

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intellectual noun

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

"The intellectual presented a compelling argument for a new school policy. "

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communicated verb

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd/

To impart

"The teacher communicated the homework assignment to the students. "

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pointless adjective

/ˈpɔɪntləs/

Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.

"a pointless knife"

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traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

A person with traditional beliefs.

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

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unaccompanied adjective

/ˌʌnkəmˈpænid/ /ˌʌnkəmˈpʌnid/

Travelling without companions

"The child traveled unaccompanied to summer camp. "