noun
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the space, amount or degree to which a thing extends; extent.
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the earth and its inhabitants; the world.
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the mundane life (as diff. from the spiritual life).
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an instance of cheating or being cheated.
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a multitude of people, things or animals.
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reports, collectively, of recent happenings; news.
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quality, state, fact or instance of being diverse; difference; diversity.
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a separating or breaking up of any whole into its parts, esp. with an examination of these parts to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.; an analysis.
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a becoming evident; a manifesting or being manifested; manifestation.