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TERMINOLOGY

the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject

The meaning of the word terminology is the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject.

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masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
prepossessingcreating prejudice
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme