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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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verb

To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

orientation

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (4.92)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

In a Sentence

“Students can use orientation to explain The determination of the relative position of something or someone..”

Published Usage Examples

“Change the label orientation to view instead of object and drop the arrow and you should be able to get the results you want.”

Year 11 Word List

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Origin

From Latin orientare ‘to align’ via French orientation.

Common Phrases

. orientationtoward orientationtowards orientationorientation sexualorientation political

Synonyms

orientation course

Antonyms

disorientation

Related Words

orientation

Poetry examples for “orientation”

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