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Textual CriticismnounMWEcomparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticityverified
Texturenounthe physical composition of something, especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substanceverified
Thalamusnounlarge egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalonverified
Thalassemia MajornounMWEa fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobinverified
Thalliumnouna soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to airverified
Thallophytenounany of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leafverified
Thalwegnounthe middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between statesverified
Thanatologynounthe branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)verified
Thanenouna man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)verified
The process of both entities involved in a transaction verifying each other.nounMWESource: CNSSI-4009ProcessRegulated
Theanthropismnounthe representation of objects, especially a god, as having human form or traitsverified
Theaternouna building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presentedverified
Theater DirectornounMWEsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a showverified
Theater in the RoundnounMWEa theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stageverified
Theater of the AbsurdnounMWEplays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointlessverified
Theater of WarnounMWEthe entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operationsverified
Theater PrompternounMWEsomeone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speechverified
Theatrenouna building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presentedverified
Theatre DirectornounMWEsomeone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a showverified
Theatre of WarnounMWEthe entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operationsverified
Thecodont ReptilenounMWEpresumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birdsverified
Theodicynounthe branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evilverified
Theodolitenouna surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripodverified
Theological VirtuenounMWEaccording to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtuesverified
Theologynounthe learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion, usually taught at a college or seminaryverified
Theophanynouna visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human personverified
Theophyllinenouna colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made syntheticallyverified