Word of the Day: antecedent

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Word of the Day antecedent

• Definition preceding prior
• Part of speech adjective or noun
• Synonym preexistent, precursor
• Antonym successor subsequent
• Sentence Make a pronoun agree with its
  antecedent. (NOUN)
• The antecedent event was more memorable than the
  special attraction. (ADJECTIVE)

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Word of the Day antebellum

• Definition (Latin) ante bellum - before the
  war, especially the Civil War
• Part of speech adjective
• Synonym nonmodern
• Antonym modern
• Sentence The antebellum home was toured
  hundreds of times during the festival.

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Word of the Day circumference

• Definition the outer boundary, esp. of a
  circular area perimeter
• Part of speech noun
• Synonym periphery, circuit
• Sentence The investigation was limited to a
  one-mile circumference.

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Word of the Day millimeter

• Definition a unit of length equal to one
  thousandth of a meter and equivalent to 0.03937
  inch
• Part of speech noun
• Sentence Do you realize that one millimeter is
  equivalent to 0.0394 of an inch?

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Word of the Day amphibian

• Definition cold-blooded vertebrate
• An aircraft that can take off and land on
  either land or water.
• Part of speech noun adjective form
  amphibious
• Sentence Frogs are amphibians. (NOUN)

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Word of the Day heterogeneous

• Definition different in kind unlike
  incongruous
• Part of speech adjective
• Synonym varied, diverse
• Antonym homogeneous.SentenceThe party was
  attended by a heterogeneous group of artists,
  politicians, and social climbers.

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