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| argon |
a chemical element of the inert gas group that has eighteen protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Ar) |
| eighteen |
being eighteen in number. [1/3 definitions] |
| eighteenth |
one of the eighteen equal parts of a whole. [1/3 definitions] |
| golf |
a game in which a small white ball is hit with various special clubs into each of a series of holes, usu. nine or eighteen, spaced far apart over an outdoor course, the object being to do so with as few strokes as possible. [1/2 definitions] |
| half step |
a march step that is fifteen inches long in quick time and eighteen inches in double time. [1/2 definitions] |
| juvenile court |
a law court with jurisdiction over cases involving children under a specified age, usu. eighteen years. |
| nineteen |
the number that follows eighteen and precedes twenty in the sequence of cardinal numbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| purana |
(often cap.) any of a group of eighteen Hindu epics, containing fables and stories that deal with creation, the gods, genealogy, and the like. |
| R1 |
abbreviation of "restricted; those under eighteen must be accompanied by an adult" (used as a film rating). |
| seventeen |
the number that follows sixteen and precedes eighteen in the sequence of cardinal numbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| universal suffrage |
the right of all a nation's citizens above a certain age, usu. eighteen or twenty-one, to vote, unless they are in violation of certain basic legal requirements. |
| X1 |
abbreviation of "persons under eighteen not admitted" (formerly used as a film rating). |
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