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Traditional English :: acting
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acting.html - n. & attrib. adj. --n. 1 the art or occupation of performing parts in plays, films, etc.
2 in senses of ACT v. --attrib.adj. serving temporarily or on behalf of another or others (acting manager; Acting Captain). |
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Traditional English :: acting
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acting.html - n. & attrib. adj. --n. 1 the art or occupation of performing parts in plays, films, etc.
2 in senses of ACT v. --attrib.adj. serving temporarily or on behalf of another or others (acting manager; Acting Captain). |
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Traditional English :: actinia
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acting.html - n.
(pl. actiniae) any sea anemone, esp. of the genus Actinia. [mod.L f. Gk aktis -inos ray] |
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Traditional English :: actinide
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acting.html - n. (also actinoid) Chem. any of the series of 15 radioactive elements having increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium. actinide series this series of elements. [ACTINIUM + -IDE as in lanthanide] |
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Traditional English :: actinism
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acting.html - n. the property of short-wave radiation that produces chemical changes, as in photography. actinic adj. [Gk aktis -inos ray] |
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Traditional English :: actinium
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acting.html - n. Chem. a radioactive metallic element of the actinide series, occurring naturally in pitchblende. |
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