ADMINISTRATIVE | • administrative adj. Of or relating to administering or administration. • ADMINISTRATIVE adj. of or relating to administration. |
DESTRUCTIVISM | • destructivism n. An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators. • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
DESTRUCTIVISMS | • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
DETERMINATIVE | • determinative n. (Linguistics) An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts. • determinative n. (Grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent… • determinative adj. (Law) Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law). |
DETERMINATIVELY | • determinatively adv. In a determinative manner. • DETERMINATIVE adv. having power or tendency to determine. |
DETERMINATIVES | • determinatives n. Plural of determinative. • DETERMINATIVE n. a factor that determines. |
DIVERTIMENTI | • divertimenti n. Plural of divertimento. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
DIVERTIMENTO | • divertimento n. (Music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
DIVERTIMENTOS | • divertimentos n. Plural of divertimento. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
DIVERTISEMENT | • divertisement n. (Archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation. • DIVERTISEMENT n. a diversion; a divertimento. |
DIVERTISEMENTS | • divertisements n. Plural of divertisement. • DIVERTISEMENT n. a diversion; a divertimento. |
DIVERTISSEMENT | • divertissement n. An entertaining diversion. • divertissement n. (Ballet) A short ballet within a larger work, usually providing a break from the main plot. • DIVERTISSEMENT n. (French) a diversion or entertainment; a short ballet used as an interlude. |
DIVERTISSEMENTS | • divertissements n. Plural of divertissement. • DIVERTISSEMENT n. (French) a diversion or entertainment; a short ballet used as an interlude. |
OVERMULTITUDING | • OVERMULTITUDE v. (Milton) to outnumber. |
PREMEDITATIVE | • premeditative adj. Involving premeditation. • PREMEDITATIVE adj. given to or characterized by premeditation. |