Entertainment / Literature / Tempo: The pace or speed of speech and also the degree to which individual sounds are fully articulated or blurred together. The faster the tempo, the more likely sounds will blur or elide.
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Tempo Noun Synonyms: cadence, rhythm, beat, time, pulse, metre, measure, pace, speed, rate
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Entertainment / Literature / Contemporary Literature: Literature written 'at the present moment.' Although the writers in every century would consider themselves 'contemporary' or 'modern,' when speakers use this term, they almost always mean either mode MORE
Business / Human Resources (HR) / Internal Temporary Pool Employee: A pool of former employees who are called upon and hired to fill temporary staffing needs on an as-needed basis. MORE
Technology / Computers / Temporary File: A file temporarily created by a program for its own use. Typically set to be hidden from the user. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): A program that evolved out of a surplus commodity donation efforts begun by the USDA in late 1981 to dispose of surplus foods (especially cheese) held by the Commodity Credit Corporation. This program MORE
Science / Chemistry / Temporary Hardness: The component of total water hardness that can be removed by boiling the water. Ca(HCO3)2 and Mg(HCO3)2_ are responsible for temporary hardness. MORE