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  • 61operation — noun Etymology: Middle English operacioun, from Middle French operation, from Latin operation , operatio, from operari Date: 14th century 1. performance of a practical work or of something involving the practical application of principles or… …

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  • 62operation — /op euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating. 2. the state of being operative (usually prec. by in or into): a rule no longer in operation. 3. the power to act; efficacy, influence, or force. 4.… …

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  • 63Operation — O·pe·ra·ti·on [ tsi̯oːn] die; , en; 1 der Vorgang, bei dem ein Arzt jemanden / etwas operiert (1) ≈ chirurgischer Eingriff <eine gefährliche, harmlose, komplizierte, kosmetische Operation; eine Operation ausführen, vornehmen; sich einer… …

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  • 64operation — noun 1) the slide bars ensure smooth operation Syn: functioning, working, running, performance, action 2) the operation of the factory Syn: management, running, control, direction, governing, administration …

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  • 65Operation C — Attacke im Indischen Ozean Teil von: Pazifikkrieg, Zweiter Weltkrieg Jap …

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  • 66Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… …

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  • 67Operation U-Go — U Go offensive Part of the Burma Campaign of the Second World War Date March 1944 June 1944 Location Manipur, British India …

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  • 68operation — An operation on a set S is a function associating some number of elements of S with a resulting element. If the resulting element is also always in S, then S is closed under the operation. An n ary (unary, binary etc.) operation associates n… …

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  • 69operation — noun 1) the sliders ensure smooth operation Syn: functioning, working, running, performance, action 2) the operation of the factory Syn: management, running, administration, supervision 3) …

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  • 70Operation — die Operation, en (Grundstufe) Vorgang, bei dem ein Patient operiert wird Beispiele: Er wurde für die Operation ins Krankenhaus gebracht. Die Operation ist gelungen. Kollokation: sich einer Operation unterziehen …

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