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the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" dig: the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig" a hole in the ground made by excavating mining: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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| excavator |
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying power shovel: a machine for excavating
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| exogamy |
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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| exanthema subitum |
a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days
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| exchange |
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange" the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners" the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable" central: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members rally: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency" change: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares" substitution: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" switch over: change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange" hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens" commute: exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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