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| acceptable |
meeting particular standards or requirements. [1/3 definitions] |
| accredit |
to certify, as meeting a set of standards. [1/4 definitions] |
| adjourn |
to end or temporarily discontinue the proceedings of (a meeting or the like). [2/3 definitions] |
| agora1 |
the popular assembly meeting in such a public square. [1/2 definitions] |
| all right |
meeting minimum standards; satisfactorily. [2/5 definitions] |
| alright |
all right; meeting minimum standards; satisfactory. [2/4 definitions] |
| angle of incidence |
the angle that the line of movement of a body or of radiation, meeting a surface, makes with a line that is at right angles to the surface at the point of meeting. |
| astigmatism |
an irregularity in the curvature of a lens, including that of the eye, that prevents rays of light from meeting in a single focal point, resulting in an indistinct or distorted image. [1/2 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
in law, a debtor who by his own petition or petition by others is legally declared incapable of meeting debts and whose assets are administered by a court for his creditors' benefit. [1/6 definitions] |
| basilica |
a large, oblong building of ancient Rome with a series of semicircular apses at one end, used as a public meeting hall or church. [1/2 definitions] |
| battle |
a hostile and violent meeting between two opposing sides; fight. [1/5 definitions] |
| break in |
to interrupt during a conversation, meeting, broadcast or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| break into |
to interrupt (an utterance, conversation, meeting, or the like). [1/6 definitions] |
| call |
to announce or order as (a meeting, election, or the like). [1/22 definitions] |
| campfire |
a meeting held outdoors, esp. around such a fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| chair |
the person occupying such a position; anyone who presides over a group or meeting. [2/5 definitions] |
| chairman |
a man who presides over a board, meeting, committee, or the like. |
| chairperson |
one who presides over a board, meeting, committee, or the like. |
| chairwoman |
a woman who presides over a board, meeting, committee, or the like. |
| chamber |
an official reception room or meeting hall, esp. of a legislative assembly. [1/6 definitions] |
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