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People & Groups — Lesson 14
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armies
ˈɑrmiz
A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state — the armies marched toward the city.
The two armies met on the battlefield.
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army
ˈɑrmi
A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state — the army marched through the city.
The army protected the country from invaders.
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array
əˈreɪ
An orderly arrangement — we stored the data in an array.
The soldiers stood in a military array.
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arrays
əˈreɪz
An orderly arrangement — the program stores user names in an array.
The program stores user names in an array.
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assemblage
əˈsɛmbəlɪdʒ
A group of persons together in one place — the artist created an assemblage of found objects.
The artist created an assemblage of found objects.
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association
əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən
A formal organization of people or groups of people — he is a member of the teachers' association.
She joined the local sports association last year.
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associations
əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz
A formal organization of people or groups of people — there are clear associations between diet and health.
The two associations work together on environmental projects.
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assortment
əˈsɔːrtmənt
A collection containing a variety of sorts of things — she bought an assortment of fresh fruits.
The store offers an assortment of chocolates.
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audiences
ˈɑːdiənsɪz
A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance — television audiences love watching cooking shows.
The concert attracted large audiences from across the region.
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authorities
əˈθɔːrətiz
The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit — the local authorities have closed the park for repairs.
The local authorities have closed the park for repairs.
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backfield
ˈbæk.fiːld
The offensive football players who line up behind the linemen — the team practiced their backfield formations all morning.
The quarterback handed the ball off to the running back in the backfield.
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backlog
ˈbæk.lɔːɡ
A large amount of work or orders that has accumulated over time and needs to be dealt with — there's a backlog of emails in my inbox.
We have a huge backlog of orders to process.
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