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rivalry
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—noun, plural ri·val·ries. the action, position, or relation of a rival or rivals; competition: rivalry between Yale and Harvard.an instance of this. |
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ties
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a bond or connection, as of affection,kinship, mutual interest, or betweentwo or more people, groups, nations,or the like:
family ties; the ties between Britain andthe U.S. |
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upbringing
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noun
1. the care and training of youngchildren or a particular type of suchcare and training: His religious upbringing fitted him to be an imam. |
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ties
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maternal instinct
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noun
the natural tendency that a mother has to behave or react in a particular way around her child or children ⇒ She had little maternal instinct., I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers. |
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sibling rivalry
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noun
the feeling of competitiveness that often exists between brothers and sisters ⇒ Sibling rivalry often causes parents anxieties. |
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stable upbringing
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adjective
steady in position or balance; firm lasting or permanent ⇒ a stable relationship noun the education of a person during his or her formative years Also called: bringing-up |
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striking resemblance
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re‧sem‧blance [uncountable and countable]
if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in the way they look [↪ similarity] resemblance between The resemblance between Susan and her sister was remarkable. bear a (close/striking/uncanny etc) resemblance to somebody/something (=look like) Tina bears a striking resemblance to her mother. bear little/no resemblance to somebody/something What happens in the film bears little resemblance to what actually happened. |
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maternal
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adjective
of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of a motherrelated through the mother's side of the family ⇒ his maternal uncle Derived Forms maˈternalism noun maˌternalˈistic adjective maˈternally adverb |
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accommodate
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verb
(transitive) to supply or provide, esp with lodging or board and lodging(transitive) to oblige or do a favour forto adjust or become adjusted; adapt(transitive) to bring into harmony; reconcile(transitive) to allow room for; contain(transitive) to lend money to, esp on a temporary basis until a formal loan has been arranged |
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endure
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verb
to undergo (hardship, strain, privation, etc) without yielding; bear(transitive) to permit or tolerate(intransitive) to last or continue to exist Derived Forms enˈdurable adjective enˌduraˈbility, enˈdurableness noun enˈdurably adverb |
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establish
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verb (usually transitive)
to make secure or permanent in a certain place, condition, job, etc ⇒ to establish one's usefulness, to establish a houseto create or set up (an organization, etc) on or as if on a permanent basis ⇒ to establish a companyto prove correct or free from doubt; validate ⇒ to establish a factto cause (a principle, theory, etc) to be widely or permanently accepted ⇒ to establish a precedent |
