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 sweet false chamomile sweet false chamomile /swiːt fɔːls kæˈmoʊmiːl/

noun

  1. Annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior  ( German chamomile , Matricaria chamomilla , Matricaria recutita , sweet false chamomile , wild chamomile )
    annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior


 deduction deduction /dɪˈdʌkʃən/

noun

  1. () A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket  ( tax deduction , tax write-off , deduction )
    a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
       The tax deduction for home office expenses was a welcome relief for freelancers.
    The tax deduction for home office expenses was a welcome relief for freelancers.
  2. () The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)  ( subtraction , deduction )
    the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
      He complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
    he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
  3. () Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)  ( deductive reasoning , synthesis , deduction )
    reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
  4. () Something that is inferred (deduced, entailed or implied)  ( entailment , deduction , implication )
    something that is inferred (deduced, entailed or implied)
      His resignation had political implications
    his resignation had political implications
  5. () An amount or percentage deducted  ( discount , deduction )
    an amount or percentage deducted
  6. The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise  ( deduction , price reduction , discount )
    the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise


 aye-aye aye-aye /ˈaɪˈaɪ/

noun

  1. Nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs  ( aye-aye , Daubentonia madagascariensis )
    nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs


 hemisphere hemisphere /ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr/

noun

  1. () Half of the terrestrial globe  ( hemisphere )
    half of the terrestrial globe
       They traveled to the Southern Hemisphere, experiencing summer during the winter months.
    They traveled to the Southern Hemisphere, experiencing summer during the winter months.
  2. Either half of the cerebrum  ( cerebral hemisphere , hemisphere )
    either half of the cerebrum
  3. Half of a sphere  ( hemisphere )
    half of a sphere


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