noun a state in which parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point display the same size, form, or arrangement.Symmetry is a hallmark of this type of architecture. See the…
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WOTD: correlation
noun a relationship or correspondence between two or more things.There is a strong correlation between income and education. See the full entry
WOTD: trek
intransitive verb to travel or make one’s way, usu. slowly and arduously.The settlers trekked across the plains. noun a slow or arduous trip.Some inexperienced mountaineers were unable to manage the trek up…
WOTD: unidentified
adjective combined form of identified.Police are asking the public for information about an unidentified woman spotted near the crime scene.The war criminal remained unidentified to the rest of the world until his…