import
Noun
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same as: importation
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is a type of: alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your countrysame as: importee
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is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutsubtypes:
- lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
- grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
- symbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaning
- sense, signified - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
- connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- referent - something referred to; the object of a reference
- burden, core, effect, essence, gist - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- intent, purport, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication
- lesson, moral - the significance of a story or event
- nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
- point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something
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same as: implication, significance
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is a type of: significance - the quality of being significantsubtypes:
- matter - (used with negation) having consequence
- hell to pay - dire consequences
same as: consequence, moment
Verb
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referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)is a type of: merchandise, trade - engage in the trade ofsubtypes: smuggle - import or export without paying customs duties
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referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresis a type of: transfer - move from one place to another
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same as: spell
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