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 appropriation appropriation /əˌproʊpriːˈeɪʃən/

noun

  1. () (legislature) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose  ( appropriation )
    (legislature) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
       The government's appropriation of funds for education was met with mixed reactions.
    The government's appropriation of funds for education was met with mixed reactions.
  2. A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner  ( appropriation )
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
      The necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit
    the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit
      A person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest
    a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest
  3. Incorporation by joining or uniting  ( annexation , appropriation )
    incorporation by joining or uniting


 Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel /ˈɡreɪɡɔr ˈmɛndəl/

noun

  1. Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)  ( Gregor Mendel , Johann Mendel , Mendel )
    Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)


 detrition detrition /dɪˈtrɪʃən/

noun

  1. Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure  ( detrition , friction , rubbing )
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
  2. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water, wind or ice  ( abrasion , attrition , detrition , grinding )
    the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water, wind or ice
  3. Erosion by friction  ( abrasion , attrition , corrasion , detrition )
    erosion by friction


 Nasser Nasser /ˈnæsɝ/

noun

  1. Lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan  ( Lake Nasser , Nasser )
    lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
  2. Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970)  ( Gamal Abdel Nasser , Nasser )
    Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1970)


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