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a noun that names an idea, concept or quality, e.g. love, justice, fear...

Subject:

lowering and moving of the watershed in the direction of the less energetic stream

Subject:

the deepest part of the ocean.

a style of writing and speaking that is used by academics, e.g. As scholars of the New...

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provides training for professional occupations with the emphasis on theoretical knowledge and...

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