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  • 51Imperfect Contrition — • Also called imperfect contrition. Definition, its relation to sacramental penance, and moral considerations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 52imperfect flower — n. a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils * * * …

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  • 53imperfect flower — n. a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils …

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  • 54imperfect fungus — n. any of a subdivision (Deuteromycotina) of fungi for which no sexual stage of reproduction is known …

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  • 55Imperfect tense — The imperfect tense, in the classical grammar of several Indo European languages, denotes a past tense with an imperfective aspect. In English, it is referred to as the past continuous tense.The term originated with the Latin language because… …

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  • 56Imperfect group — In mathematics, in the area of algebra known as group theory, an imperfect group is a group with no nontrivial perfect quotients. Some of their basic properties were established in harv|Berrick|Robinson|1993. The study of imperfect groups… …

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  • 57Imperfect competition — In economic theory, imperfect competition is the competitive situation in any market where the conditions necessary for perfect competition are not satisfied.Forms of imperfect competition include:* Monopoly, in which there is only one seller of… …

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  • 58imperfect fungus — noun : a fungus of which only the conidial stage is known : one of the Fungi Imperfecti * * * a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti. [1890 95] * * * imperfect fungus noun A fungus… …

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  • 59Imperfect cadence — Cadence Ca dence, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See {Chance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now was the sun in western… …

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  • 60Imperfect Competition — A type of market that does not operate under the rigid rules of perfect competition. Perfect competition implies an industry or market in which no one supplier can influence prices, barriers to entry and exit are small, all suppliers offer the… …

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