noun a public showing of art, crafts, products, or skills.We went to see the exhibition of farm animals at the state fair. See the full entry
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enclave
noun a small territory or country mostly or completely surrounded by another.The small country of Lesotho is an enclave within South Africa. See the full entry
deduct
transitive verb to subtract (an amount or a part) from another amount or sum.The landlord deducted two hundred dollars from the last month’s rent to make up for our inconvenience. See the…
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spontaneous
adjective happening freely or done by impulse; not forced.She reacted to news of the disaster with spontaneous generosity.His smile in the photograph doesn’t appear spontaneous.The anti-government demonstration had not been planned, but,…