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substantial (seb-stàn´shel)

adjective
1.Of, relating to, or having substance; material.
2.True or real; not imaginary.
3.Solidly built; strong.
4.Ample; sustaining: a substantial breakfast.
5.Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent: won by a substantial margin.
6.Possessing wealth or property; well-to-do.

noun
1.An essential. Often used in the plural.
2.A solid thing. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English substancial, from Old French substantiel, from Latin substantiâlis, from substantia, substance. See substance.]
- substan´tial´ity (-shê-àl´î-tê) or substan´tialness (-shel-nîs) noun
- substan´tially adverb

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.


portion (pôr´shen, por´-)

noun
1.A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
2.A part separated from a whole.
3.A part that is allotted to a person or group, as:. a. A helping of food. b. The part of an estate received by an heir. c. A woman's dowry.
4.A person's lot or fate. See synonyms at fate.

verb, transitive
portioned, portioning, portions
1.To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel.
2.To provide with a share, an inheritance, or a dowry.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin portio, portion-.]
- por´tionable adjective
- por´tioner noun
- por´tionless adjective

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.


associate (e-so´shê-ât´, -sê-)

verb
associated, associating, associates verb, transitive
1.To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
2.To connect or join together; combine.
3.To connect in the mind or imagination: "I always somehow associate Chatterton with autumn" (John Keats).

verb, intransitive
1.To join in or form a league, union, or association. See synonyms at join.
2.To keep company.

noun (-ît, -ât´)
Abbr. assoc.
1.A person united with another or others in an act, an enterprise, or a business; a partner or colleague.
2.A companion; a comrade.
3.One that habitually accompanies or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance.
4.A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
5.Often Associate . A degree conferred by a two-year college after the prescribed course of study has been successfully completed: an Associate in Arts.

adjective (-ît, -ât´)
1.Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status: an associate editor.
2.Having partial status or privileges: an associate member of the club.
3.Following or accompanying; concomitant.

[Middle English associaten, from Latin associâre, associât- : ad-, ad- + socius, companion.]

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.


documentation (dòk´ye-mèn-tâ´shen)

noun
1. a. The act or an instance of the supplying of documents or supporting references or records. b. The documents or references so supplied.
2. The collation, synopsizing, and coding of printed material for future reference.
3. Computer Science. The organized collection of records that describe the structure, purpose, operation, maintenance, and data requirements for a computer program.

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.


file (fìl)

noun
1.A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.
2.a. A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order. b. Computer Science. A collection of related data or program records.
3.a. A line of persons, animals, or things positioned one behind the other. b. A line of troops or military vehicles so positioned.
4.Games. Any of the rows of squares that run vertically or between players on a playing board in chess or checkers.
5.Archaic. A list or roll.

verb
filed, filing, files verb, transitive
1.To put or keep (papers, for example) in useful order for storage or reference.
2.To enter (a legal document) on public official record.
3.To send or submit (copy) to a newspaper.
4.To carry out the first stage of (a lawsuit, for example): filed charges against my associate.

verb, intransitive
1.To march or walk in a line.
2.To put items in a file.
3.To make application; apply: filed for a job with the state; file for a divorce.
4.To enter one's name in a political contest: filed for Congress.

- idiom.
on file
In or as if in a file for easy reference: We will keep your résumé on file.

[From Middle English filen, to put documents on file, from Old French filer, to spin thread, to put documents on a thread, from Late Latin fìlâre, to spin, draw out in a long line, from Latin fìlum, thread.]

Excerpted from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition © 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.