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establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence |
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construction,
structure drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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business,
business enterprise,
commercial enterprise incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
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academy a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
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institution an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
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perfumery the art of making perfumes
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phrontistery an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
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business establishment,
place of business an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
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poorhouse an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
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school system establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
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university establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
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establishment - the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof |
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validation |
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cogent evidence,
proof a trial photographic print from a negative
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establishment - (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat |
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action,
activity,
natural action,
natural process something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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bionomics,
ecology,
environmental science the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
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establishment - any large organization |
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organisation,
organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
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