main body

  • 1main body — index cornerstone, corpus, generality (bulk), majority (greater part), principal (capital sum) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 2Main Body —   [dt. »Hauptkörper«], Hauptprogramm …

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  • 3main body — main part of a military unit, majority of a military force …

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  • 4main body — Naut. the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship. * * * …

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  • 5main body — Naut. the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship …

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  • 6Body percussion — may be performed on its own or as an accompaniment to song. The folk traditions of many countries include the use of body percussion. Examples of these include Indonesian saman, Ethiopian armpit music, palmas in flamenco, and the hambone from the …

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  • 7body — bod|y [ badi ] noun *** ▸ 1 of human/animal ▸ 2 group of people ▸ 3 collection of work, etc. ▸ 4 main part of something ▸ 5 appearance of hair ▸ 6 strong flavor of drink ▸ 7 piece of clothing ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the whole physical structure of …

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  • 8body */*/*/ — UK [ˈbɒdɪ] / US [ˈbɑdɪ] noun Word forms body : singular body plural bodies 1) [countable] the whole physical structure of a person or animal, including the head, arms, and legs My whole body ached. We do not really understand how mind and body… …

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  • 9body — [[t]bɒ̱di[/t]] ♦ bodies 1) N COUNT Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs. The largest organ in the body is the liver. 2) N COUNT You can also refer to the main part of your body, except for your arms, head, and …

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  • 10body — noun plural bodies 1 SB S BODY (C) the physical structure of a person or animal: Many teenagers are self conscious about their bodies. | body heat/temperature/weight etc: Babies undergo a rapid increase in body weight during the first weeks. |… …

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