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| right |
in accordance with what is fair and morally good. [2/28 definitions] |
| rightly |
in accordance with honesty and justice. [1/2 definitions] |
| routine |
in accordance with customary or standard procedure. [1/7 definitions] |
| sonnet |
a fourteen-line poem that usu. rhymes, often in accordance with one or another of certain traditional patterns. |
| thereunder |
under the terms of or in accordance with. [1/2 definitions] |
| traditional |
in accordance with a particular tradition. [1/3 definitions] |
| traditionally |
in accordance with a long-established way of doing things within a particular culture |
| under |
in accordance with. [1/19 definitions] |
| unethical |
not following or in accordance with the standards of right and wrong that are held by an individual or group. |
| up to date |
in accordance with current requirements. [1/3 definitions] |
| wishful thinking |
the interpretation of facts, actions, words, and the like in accordance with the meanings a person would like them to have rather than in terms of what they really are. |
| within reason |
in accordance with good sense. |
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