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spirituals

/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlts/ /ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəlts/

Meanings
noun
A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

Examples :

"The choir's performance included moving renditions of classic African-American spirituals. "
music religion soul culture tradition

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emperor noun

/ˈempɘɹɘ/ /ˈɛmpəɹə/ /ˈɛmpəɹɚ/

The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

"The emperor penguin is the largest of the penguin species. "

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included verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪd/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration renditions

renditions noun

/rɛnˈdɪʃənz/ /rɛnˈdɪʃnz/

The surrender (of a city, fortress etc.).

"The general demanded the renditions of all fortresses before he would agree to a ceasefire. "

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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. "

Illustration function

function noun

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

What something does or is used for.

"The function of a school lunch is to provide students with nutrition. "

Illustration assigns

assigns noun

/əˈsaɪnz/

An assignee.

""The bank is one of the assigns for the property, meaning they have rights to it now." "

Illustration supremacy

supremacy noun

/suˈpɹɛməsi/

The quality of being supreme.

"The basketball team fought hard for supremacy in the league. "

Illustration spiritual

spiritual noun

/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

"The church choir practiced the new spirituals for their Sunday service. "

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similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

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classic noun

/ˈklæ.sɪk/

A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.

"The teacher's lesson plan was a classic example of how to teach fractions effectively. "