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supine

/ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/ /ˈsuˌpaɪn/

Meanings
noun
(grammar) In Latin and other languages: a type of verbal noun used in the ablative and accusative cases, which shares the same stem as the passive participle.

Examples :

"The Latin supine, used in the ablative case, describes the action of completing the homework assignment. "
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Illustration examination

examination noun

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of examining.

"The examination of the patient's symptoms took several hours. "

Illustration indifference

indifference noun

/ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹəns/

The state of being indifferent.

"Her indifference to the suffering of stray animals was shocking to those who volunteered at the shelter. "

Illustration participle

participle noun

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/ /ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

"In her English class, Maria learned that a participle, like "running" in "running shoes," can act as an adjective. "

Illustration auxiliary

auxiliary noun

/ɔːkˈsɪli.əɹi/ /ɔɡˈzɪliɛɹi/

A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.

"The hospital volunteer group functions as an important auxiliary to the nursing staff. "

Illustration inflection

inflection noun

/ɪnˈflɛkʃən/

(grammar) A change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function.

"an inflection for gender, number, or tense"

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration pluperfect

pluperfect adjective

/pluːˈpɜː(ɹ)fɛkt/

Being a generalization of a perfect number. For a given natural number k, a number n is called k-perfect (or k-fold perfect) iff the sum of all positive divisors of n (the divisor function, σ(n)) is equal to kn.

"While 6 is a perfect number because the sum of its proper divisors (1, 2, and 3) equals 6, 12 is pluperfect because the sum of all its divisors (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12) is twice (24) itself. "

Illustration languages

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

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."

Illustration describes

describes verb

/dəˈskɹaɪbz/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

Illustration completing

completing verb

/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/

To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

"He completed the assignment on time."

Illustration accusative

accusative noun

/əˈkjuːzətɪv/ /əˈkjuzətɪv/

(grammar) The accusative case.

"The teacher explained the role of the accusative in sentence structure, highlighting how it marks the direct object. "

Illustration misconduct

misconduct noun

/mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/ /mɪskənˈdʌkt/

Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.

"The student's misconduct resulted in a detention. "