afferent
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~ a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
affiant
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~ a person who makes an affidavit
affidavit
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~ written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
affiliate
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~ a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"
affiliate
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~ a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
affiliation
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~ the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
affiliation
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~ a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
affine
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~ (anthropology) kin by marriage
affinity
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~ (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
affinity
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~ (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
affinity
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~ the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
affinity
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~ a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
affinity
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~ a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"
affinity
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~ inherent resemblance between persons or things
affinity
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~ (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans"
affirmation
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~ the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
affirmation
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~ a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
affirmation
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~ (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
affirmation
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~ a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
affirmative action
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~ a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities; "affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision"