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51more or less — adverb 1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (Freq. 11) lasted approximately an hour in just about a minute he s about 30 years old I ve had about all I can stand we meet about once a month some forty people came …
52more than — adjective (comparative of much used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree more land more support more rain fell more than a gallon • Syn: ↑more • Ant: ↑less …
53Prohibited degree of kinship — The prohibited degree of kinship refers to a degree of consanguinity (relatedness) below which sexual interrelationships are regarded as incestuous. Inbreeding is a taboo across nearly all cultures worldwide, but the line at which a relationship… …
54Medical degree — A medical degree is, broadly defined, any academic degree which places its holder in a position to engage in the practice of medicine. BBC has reported that Medicine related degree programs such as MBBS, BDS and PharmD are the most difficult… …
55PA degree — In recursion theory, a mathematical discipline, a PA degree is a Turing degree that computes a complete extension of Peano arithmetic (Jockusch 1987). These degrees are closely related to fixed point free (DNR) functions, and have been thoroughly …
56third-degree — adjective a) The least severe cases of murder, burglary or various other felonies. He was recently convicted of third degree manslaughter because of his drunken driving accident. b) Causing severe scarring, loss of epidermis, subcutaneous tissue… …
57second-degree — adjective Causing blistering of the skin, which is more damaging than first degree burns and less than third degree and fourth degree burns …
58cooling degree day — ( CDD) A day in which the average daily temperature is more than 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and therefore likely to be a day in which people turn on their air conditioning. A Cooling Degree Day is assigned a value that represents the number of… …
59fewer, less — Both of these words imply a comparison with something larger in number or amount. Fewer is preferred when number is involved (fewer houses on this street, fewer fish in the stream). Less is used in several ways: it is applied to material in bulk… …
60Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less —   Cover of the original 1976 Hardback edition …
