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| ad libitum |
at one's pleasure (used as a musical direction to indicate that a section so marked may be varied, improvised upon, or omitted, as the performer wishes, or as a stage direction to indicate that the performer may improvise). |
| aisle |
a side section in a church, separated from the nave by a row of pillars or columns. [1/2 definitions] |
| al fine |
to the finish (used as a musical direction to continue to the end of a repeated section). |
| ambulatory |
in architecture, an aisle around the end of a church's choir section. [1/5 definitions] |
| amen corner |
in some Protestant churches in the southern United States, a seating section for those who lead the congregation's responses of "amen." |
| annual ring |
one of the concentric rings of wood visible in a cross section of a tree representing the layer of growth from one year. |
| appendix |
a section with additional material, often bibliographical or statistical, attached at the end of a book, article, or other text. [1/3 definitions] |
| arbor vitae |
the treelike structure of the white matter in the cerebellum when viewed in longitudinal cross section. |
| area rug |
a rug intended to cover only a specific section of a floor. |
| article |
a specific section in a document such as a constitution or piece of legislation. [1/4 definitions] |
| barrio |
a chiefly Spanish-speaking section of a U.S. city. [1/2 definitions] |
| bay window |
a windowed section protruding from the outer wall of a building, so as to form an alcove within. |
| bend |
a curved thing, section, or area; curve. [1/10 definitions] |
| billet2 |
a narrow bar of steel or iron, usu. square in section, that is rolled or forged from an ingot. [1/4 definitions] |
| block |
a section of a city or town bounded on four sides by intersecting streets, or the distance represented by one side of such a section. [1/19 definitions] |
| body part |
a part or section of the human body, such as the arm, chest, nose, neck, or knee. [1/2 definitions] |
| book |
a major section of a larger written work, esp. that of the Christian Bible. [1/13 definitions] |
| book review |
a publication, or page or section thereof, devoted to such reviews, esp. of newly published books. [1/2 definitions] |
| breakfront |
having a central section that protrudes farther than the sides, as on a bookcase or cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| cadenza |
in music, an elaborate section near the end of a composition, usu. allowing a soloist to display virtuosity. |
| Caesarean |
see "Caesarean section." [1/2 definitions] |
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