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 Antonine Wall Antonine Wall /ˈæntəˌnaɪn ˈwɔːl/

noun

  1. A fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain  ( Antonine Wall )
    a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
     The Antonine Wall was a remarkable feat of Roman engineering in Britain.
    The Antonine Wall was a remarkable feat of Roman engineering in Britain.


 graphic symbol graphic symbol /ˈɡræfɪk ˈsɪmbəl/

noun

  1. A written symbol that is used to represent speech  ( character , graph , grapheme , graphic symbol )
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech
     The Greek alphabet has 24 characters
    the Greek alphabet has 24 characters


 dependency dependency /dɪˈpɛndənsi/

noun

  1. () The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else  ( dependance [Non-standard] , dependency , dependence )
    the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
      His drug addiction created a cycle of dependence.
    His drug addiction created a cycle of dependence.
  2. A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country  ( colony , dependency )
    a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
  3. Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)  ( addiction , dependance [Non-standard] , dependence , dependency , habituation )
    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)


 myositis trichinosa myositis trichinosa /ˌmaɪoʊsaɪˈtaɪsɪs trɪˈkɪnoʊsə/

noun

  1. Infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted  ( myositis trichinosa , trichiniasis , trichinosis )
    infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted