| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem.
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| DEVIATIONISM | • deviationism n. Deviation from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of communism. • DEVIATIONISM n. the deviation of a doctrine from the strictly orthodox.
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| DEVIATIONIST | • deviationist n. One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism. • DEVIATIONIST n. one who deviates from a strictly orthodox doctrine.
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| DIAPOSITIVES | • diapositives n. Plural of diapositive. • DIAPOSITIVE n. a transparent photographic positive; a slide.
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| DISIMPROVING | • disimproving v. Present participle of disimprove. • DISIMPROVE v. to make worse.
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| DISINVOLVING | • disinvolving v. Present participle of disinvolve. • DISINVOLVE v. to unfold; to disentangle.
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| DISPOSITIVES | • dispositives n. Plural of dispositive. • DISPOSITIVE n. a thing that disposes.
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| DISPROVIDING | • disproviding v. Present participle of disprovide. • DISPROVIDE v. (archaic) to fail to provide.
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| DISSOCIATIVE | • dissociative adj. Removing or separating from some association. • dissociative adj. Causing dissociation.
 • dissociative adj. (Psychology) related to or caused by dissociation or dissociative disorders.
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| DIVERSIONIST | • diversionist n. One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities. • diversionist n. A person who deviates politically.
 • DIVERSIONIST n. one engaged in diversionary activities.
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| DIVINISATION | • divinisation n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of divinization. • DIVINISATION n. the process of divinising, also DIVINIZATION.
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| DIVISIONALLY | • divisionally adv. In a divisional manner; in terms of divisions. • DIVISIONAL adv. relating to or making a division.
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| DIVISIONISMS | • divisionisms n. Plural of divisionism. • DIVISIONISM n. pointillism.
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| DIVISIONISTS | • divisionists n. Plural of divisionist. • DIVISIONIST n. a practitioner of divisionism.
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| MISDIVISIONS | • misdivisions n. Plural of misdivision. • MISDIVISION n. a wrong division.
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| SUBDIVISIONS | • subdivisions n. Plural of subdivision. • SUBDIVISION n. a subordinate part of a larger whole.
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| VINDICATIONS | • vindications n. Plural of vindication. • VINDICATION n. an act of vindicating.
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