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abbreviation the act or result of reducing the length or duration of something. [1/2 definitions]
abortion a project or idea that has failed to be carried to completion, or the result of the failure to reach completion. [1/4 definitions]
Abscam in the United States, an FBI investigation in 1978-80, as a result of which several members of Congress were indicted for taking bribes from FBI agents posing as Arab businessmen.
accretion the result of such a process. [1/3 definitions]
achieve to bring about as a result of one's cumulative efforts. [1/3 definitions]
adaptation the result of such an act or process. [1/4 definitions]
add up to make the correct total or expected result. [1/2 definitions]
admission the act, process, or result of allowing entry. [1/4 definitions]
adoptive related as the result of adoption. [1/2 definitions]
advancement the act, process, or result of moving forward; progress. [1/2 definitions]
after as a result of. [1/12 definitions]
aftermath the result or consequence of an event. [1/2 definitions]
-age action; process; the result of such. [1/5 definitions]
amalgamation the act, process, or result of combining two or more, often disparate, things.
amnesia partial or complete loss of memory, esp. as a result of shock or injury to the brain.
amount to be equivalent to, consist of, or result in (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/4 definitions]
amplification the process or result of making larger or greater. [1/4 definitions]
amputee a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery.
amyloid a result of the degeneration of body tissue, occurring in the form of a hard waxy protein deposit. [1/3 definitions]
-ance action, process, or result of an action or process. [1/3 definitions]
animation the act or result of animating or causing to be lively. [1/4 definitions]