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| allograft |
a tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of the same species but are genetically different. |
| attachment |
a file sent along with an email that can be opened by the recipient. [1/6 definitions] |
| chain letter |
a letter with a message or money-making proposal that instructs the recipient to copy the letter and send it to others. |
| corecipient |
combined form of recipient. |
| deliver |
to send or bring (something) to an intended destination or recipient. [1/9 definitions] |
| diploma |
a document conferring some honor or privilege, esp. a document granted by an educational institution and certifying that the recipient has completed a course of study or earned a degree. |
| doctorate |
the highest academic degree, esp. the Ph.D., awarded for completion of advanced work at the graduate level, or as an honorary degree, and conferring the title or status of doctor on the recipient; doctor's degree. |
| example |
a punishment, or a recipient of a punishment, meant to serve as a warning to others. [1/4 definitions] |
| in escrow |
in the keeping of a third party until the conditions have been met that will allow transferal to the intended recipient. |
| Jesús Hernández |
Cuban journalist, founder of the independent news agency, Cooperativa Avileña de Periodistas Independientes (CAPI), and recipient of the 1999 International Press Freedom Award (b. 1974). |
| object |
the recipient or subject of a thought, feeling, or action. [1/7 definitions] |
| poison-pen |
of a letter, note, or the like, containing invective, abuse, or threats designed to damage the reputation or happiness of the recipient, and usu. written anonymously. |
| prophet |
a teacher, leader, or spokesman of a movement or cause, esp. a religious one, who is believed to be the recipient of some special inspiration or revelation. [1/5 definitions] |
| stipendiary |
a recipient of a stipend. [1/4 definitions] |
| voice |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections that express the relationship of the subject, esp. as the agent or the recipient, to the action of the verb. [1/11 definitions] |
| voice mail |
a spoken telephone message or messages recorded and stored on a central computer for retrieval by the recipient. [1/2 definitions] |
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