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com-mu-ni-ty

Pronunciation:\tk&-'myü-n&-tE

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -ties

Usage:\toften attributive

Etymology: Middle English comunete, from Middle French comuneté, from Latin communitat-, communitas, from communis

Date: 14th century

1 : a unified body of individuals: as a : STATE, COMMONWEALTH b : the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself c : an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location d : a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society e : a group linked by a common policy f : a body of persons or nations having a common history or common social, economic, and political interests

2 : society at large

3 a : joint ownership or participation b : common character : LIKENESS c : social activity : FELLOWSHIP d : a social state or condition



Co-lum-bus

Pronunciation:\tk&-'l&m-b&s

Function: biographical name

Christopher It Christoforo Co.lom.bo k&-'l&m-(\")bO Sp Cristóbal Co.lón k&-'lOn 1451-1506 Genoese navigator & explorer for Spain; with Santa María, Niña, and Pinta sailed from Spain and landed (Oct. 12) at island in the Bahamas; made additional voyages in 1493, 1498, and 1502; explored Caribbean islands, coast of Central America, South America



co-erce

Pronunciation:\tkO-'&rs

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): co-erced; co-erc-ing

Etymology: Latin coercEre, from co- + arcEre to shut up, enclose

Date: 15th century

1 : to restrain or dominate by force <\"religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious\" -- W. R. Inge>

2 : to compel to an act or choice

3 : to bring about by force or threat <\"coerce the compliance of the rest of the community\" -- Scott Buchanan>



con-for-mi-ty

Pronunciation:\tk&n-'for-m&-tE

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -ties

Date: 15th century

1 : correspondence in form, manner, or character : AGREEMENT

2 : an act or instance of conforming

3 : action in accordance with some specified standard or authority <\/conformity>
custom>



Cor-tés

Pronunciation:\tkor-'tez, 'kor-\"

Function: biographical name

Hernán or Hernando 1485-1547 Spanish conquistador; conquered Aztec Empire for Spain (1519-21); made gov. of Mexico (1523)



cap-it-al

Function: noun

Etymology: French or Italian; French, from

Italian capitale, from capitale, adjective,

chief, principal, from Latin capitalis

Date: circa 1639

1 a (1) : a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period; also : the value of these accumulated goods

(2) : accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods (3) : accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income b (1) : net worth (2) : CAPITAL STOCK c : persons holding capital d : ADVANTAGE, GAIN



com-pli-ance

Pronunciation:\tk&m-'plI-&n(t)s

Function: noun

Date: 1647

1 a : the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, or proposal or to coercion b :

conformity in fulfilling official requirements 2 : a disposition to yield to others

3 : the ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied : FLEXIBILITY



com-pla-cen-cy

Pronunciation:\tk&m-'plA-s&n(t)-sE

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -cies

Date: 1650

1 : COMPLACENCE; especially : self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

2 : an instance of complacency



com-plic-i-ty

Pronunciation:\tk&m-'pli-s(&-)tE

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -ties

Date: circa 1656

1 : association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act

2 : an instance of complicity<\/make><\/behaved><\/community><\/community><\/the><\/a><\/the><\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"a brief history compiled from merriam-websters online dictionary","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/02\/15187.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}