Tag: colloc

pir i @d

noun
definition:  a specific, limited interval or span of time.
example:  He’s been missing for a period of six days.
example:  Years, months, and weeks are periods of time that most of us recognize.
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zhan r@

noun
definition 1:  a particular type, sort, or category.
example:  The bookstore also sells music CDs of various genres.

definition 2:  a category of artistic work marked by a particular specified form, technique, or content.
example:  Satire, comedy, and tragedy are literary genres that we’ll be exploring this semester.
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ih stae blihsh

transitive verb
definition 1:  to found or bring into being on a firm or stable basis.
example:  They established the business in 1918, and it’s still running successfully.
example:  The diplomats worked to establish stronger ties between the two nations.

definition 2:  to determine or prove to the satisfaction of others; show to be true or valid.
example:  His attorney helped to establish his innocence.
example:  The medical examiner established that the cause of the victim’s death was drowning.
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