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nominal
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existing in name only, not actuality; small, trifling
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atmosphere
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gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a clestial body, especially surrounding the Earth and retained by the body's gravitational field
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paternity
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fatherhood; fact or condition of being a father
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patriotism
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love of one's country; defense of one's country
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patricide
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killing of one's father
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orthodontia
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denta specialty and practice of correcting abnormally aligned or positioned teeth
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spherical
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shaped like a sphere
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patri
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father
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spheroid
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an object shaped like a sphere; round; globular; relating to a sphere
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graph
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write or writing
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sphere
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ball
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hemispher
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half of a sphere bounded by a great circle; half, as divided by a meridian
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patriarch
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paternal leader of a family or tribe
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ectomy
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to cut out, removal
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tonsillectomy
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surgical removal of the tonsils
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bathysphere
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reinforced, spherical deep diving chamber, manned and lowered by cable in the ocean
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nom
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name
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appendectomy
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operation or surgical removal of the appendix
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ortho
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sraight, correct
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orthodox
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conformin to the usual beliefs or established doctrines, as in relgion, politics, etc.
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nominate
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to put name forwards as a candidate
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orthography
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correct spelling, study and formulation of systems of spelling
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