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This section gives lists of words used in certain academic fields. Click on one of the words below to generate the list. Definitions are given for all words. Note that some subjects are grouped together, e.g. under the heading biology you will also find words for related fields such as genetics and zoology, while accounting includes business, economics and finance. The word lists, and definitions, are generated from the open source dictionary WordNet created by Princeton University.





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