Word a Day
region
What does region mean?
region (noun): any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce region?
/ˈɹidʒən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does region come from?
From Middle English regioun, from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiō, from regō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “region” mean?
a particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment
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money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction
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any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent
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a set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena
Not quite: that's what experimentation means.
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