Nouns Containing FOR

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information
1. a message received and understood
2. knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
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forum
1. a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2. a public facility to meet for open discussion
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form
1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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performance
1. a dramatic or musical entertainment
2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment
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format
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
2. the general appearance of a publication
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force
1. a powerful effect or influence
2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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forward
1. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
2. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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former
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
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forest
1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs
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ford
1. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
2. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
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effort
1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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platform
1. a raised horizontal surface
2. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
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fort
1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
2. a fortified defensive structure
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forecast
1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
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comfort
1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment
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enforcement
1. the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
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reform
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
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formal
1. a lavish dance requiring formal attire
2. a gown for evening wear
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oxford
1. a low shoe laced over the instep
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performing
1. the performance of a part or role in a drama
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formula
1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
2. directions for making something
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formation
1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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uniform
1. clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
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transformation
1. a qualitative change
2. (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
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workforce
1. the force of workers available
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fortune
1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity
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forestry
1. the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
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fork
1. cutlery used for serving and eating food
2. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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forty
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
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formatting
1. the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
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performer
1. an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
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forge
1. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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forwarding
1. the act of sending on to another destination
2. the advancement of some enterprise
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formulation
1. a substance prepared according to a formula
2. inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
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foreclosure
1. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
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informatics
1. the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
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forecasting
1. a statement made about the future
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unfortunate
1. a person who suffers misfortune
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transformer
1. an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
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conformity
1. correspondence in form or appearance
2. acting according to certain accepted standards
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fortress
1. a fortified defensive structure
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conformance
1. correspondence in form or appearance
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forgiveness
1. compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
2. the act of excusing a mistake or offense
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fore
1. front part of a vessel or aircraft
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rainforest
1. a forest with heavy annual rainfall
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rutherford
1. a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
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reinforcement
1. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
2. information that makes more forcible or convincing
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informing
1. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
2. a speech act that conveys information
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comforter
1. a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
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discomfort
1. the state of being tense and feeling pain
2. an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress
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waveform
1. the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
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foreman
1. a person who exercises control over workers
2. a man who is foreperson of a jury
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forefront
1. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
2. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
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forte
1. an asset of special worth or utility
2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
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forehead
1. the part of the face above the eyes
2. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
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foreword
1. a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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deformation
1. a change for the worse
2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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foreground
1. the part of a scene that is near the viewer
2. (computer science) a window for an active application
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comforts
1. things that make you comfortable and at ease
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reformation
1. improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.; intended to make a striking change for the better in social or political or religious affairs
2. rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
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forage
1. bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
2. the act of searching for food and provisions
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forensics
1. scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes
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forfeiture
1. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
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uniformity
1. a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
2. the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
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conformation
1. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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foresight
1. providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
2. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
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forging
1. shaping metal by heating and hammering
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formulae
1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
2. directions for making something
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forklift
1. a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them
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formative
1. minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
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forester
1. someone trained in forestry
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foreigner
1. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
2. someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
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forfeit
1. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty
2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
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informant
1. a person who supplies information
2. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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wherefore
1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
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forearm
1. the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
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fortnight
1. a period of fourteen consecutive days
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misinformation
1. information that is incorrect
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fora
1. a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2. a public facility to meet for open discussion
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formaldehyde
1. a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol
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misfortune
1. unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
2. an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
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foreskin
1. a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
2. a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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deforestation
1. the state of being clear of trees
2. the removal of trees
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formalism
1. the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
2. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
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foraging
1. the act of searching for food and provisions
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forgery
1. a copy that is represented as the original
2. criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
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forecaster
1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
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forint
1. the basic unit of money in Hungary
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formulary
1. (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
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metformin
1. an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
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forerunner
1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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reformer
1. a disputant who advocates reform
2. an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel
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informer
1. one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority
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foray
1. a sudden short attack
2. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
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fortitude
1. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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formalities
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom
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disinformation
1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
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chloroform
1. a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
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forbidding
1. an official prohibition or edict against something
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enforcer
1. one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
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formality
1. a requirement of etiquette or custom
2. a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
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foreplay
1. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
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perforation
1. a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2. a hole made in something
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forceps
1. an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
2. an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)
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forties
1. the time of life between 40 and 50
2. the decade from 1940 to 1949
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reforestation
1. the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting
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pitchfork
1. a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
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deformity
1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
2. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
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forbearance
1. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
2. a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting
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foreshore
1. the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
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fortification
1. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
2. the art or science of strengthening defenses
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forefoot
1. a front foot of a quadruped
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forehand
1. (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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reformist
1. a disputant who advocates reform
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fornication
1. voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
2. extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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malformation
1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
2. something abnormal or anomalous
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formalin
1. a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
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forgetfulness
1. tendency to forget
2. unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
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forename
1. the name that precedes the surname
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formalization
1. the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
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forking
1. the place where something divides into branches
2. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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pianoforte
1. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
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foram
1. marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
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cuneiform
1. an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
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afforestation
1. the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
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foreboding
1. a feeling of evil to come
2. an unfavorable omen
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forefinger
1. the finger next to the thumb
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forebrain
1. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
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foreshadowing
1. the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
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conformist
1. someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)
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forethought
1. planning or plotting in advance of acting
2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
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foramen
1. a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
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pinafore
1. a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
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foreknowledge
1. knowledge of an event before it occurs
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forecourt
1. the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
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informality
1. a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
2. freedom from constraint or embarrassment
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forbear
1. a person from whom you are descended
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nonconformity
1. lack of harmony or correspondence
2. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
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fortieth
1. position 40 in a countable series of things
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