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a mechanism with a spring and toothed gearwheels, used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
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a device for slowing the descent of a person or object through the air that consists of a fabric canopy beneath which the person or object is suspended
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to produce (something, such as a useful device or process) for the first time through the use of the imagination or of ingenious thinking and experiment
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a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data
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an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
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a chronological record of significant events (such as those affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes
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the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding
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one skilled or versed in learned arts
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an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value
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loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation
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a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently
