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disengagement
disengagement
/dɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/
noun
(
)
The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
(
detachment
,
disengagement
)
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
(military) to break off a military action with an enemy
(
disengagement
,
fallback
,
pullout
)
(military) to break off a military action with an enemy
Tevere
Tevere
/təˈvɛrɛ/
noun
A river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea
(
Tevere
,
Tiber
)
a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea
asceticism
asceticism
/əˈsɛtɪsɪzəm/
noun
Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
(
ascesis
,
asceticism
,
askesis
)
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
(
asceticism
,
nonindulgence
,
austerity
)
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
(
asceticism
)
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
Asceticism promotes self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.
Asceticism promotes self-discipline and abstention from indulgence.
Port-of-Spain
Port-of-Spain
/ˈpɔːrt ʌv speɪn/
noun
The capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad
(
capital of Trinidad and Tobago
,
Port of Spain
,
Port-of-Spain
)
the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad
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