impregnation
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~ creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
impregnation
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~ material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
impresario
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~ a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
impress
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~ the act of coercing someone into government service
impression
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~ all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
impression
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~ a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
impression
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~ a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
impression
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~ the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"
impression
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~ a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
impression
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~ a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
impression
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~ (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"
impression
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~ an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
impression
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~ an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician"
impressionism
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~ a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
impressionist
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~ a painter who follows the theories of Impressionism
impressive aphasia
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~ aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
impressiveness
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~ the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind
impressiveness
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~ splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"
impressment
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~ the act of coercing someone into government service
imprimatur
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~ formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"