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arboretum - public garden where trees are cultivated and exhibited

Arbor Day - day designated for planning trees - usually in March, April, or May

grape arbor - grape vines trained to climb on a trellis or open-roof framework

arboraceous - full of trees, wooded

arboriculture - (culture - tending) - cultivation of trees and shrubs

arborvitae - (vita - life) - “tree of life” ; an evergreen tree of the cypress family bearing cones (conifer)

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arbor

arboris

tree

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synchronize - (syn - together, same) - do at same time

chronometer - (metron - measure) - device to measure time

chronology - (logos - word, study) - relate events in time sequence

chronic - over a period of time, “from time to time”

chronograph - (graph - write, draw) - device to measure and record time

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chronos

time

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temporal - pertaining to time

temporary - for a limited time

temporize - play for time; stall

extemporaneous - (ex - out) - speak or act at (or out of) the time without preparation

contemporary - (cum - together, with) - with the time

contemporaries - people who are alive at the same time

tempo - (Italian from Latin) - time in music; rate of speed at which a piece of music moves

tense - (French: temps) - verb forms which indicate past, present or future time

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tempus

temporis

time

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parable - (ballein - to throw) - to throw a story in for comparison while teaching a lesson or moral

parachute - (L. cadere - to fall) - goes along with you as you fall and slows you down

parenthesis - (thesis - place) - a statement placed beside (or within) the main sentence

paragraph - (graph - write) - an editing mark beside a page or print to show needed indention

parallel - (allos - other) - lying along side of another line but not touching

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para

beside, along with

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international - (natio - nation, race, kindred) - between or among nations

interject - (jacio, jactum - throw) - throw between

interaction - (ago, actum - act, perform) - discussion or action between or among people

intervene - (venio, ventum - come) - come between

intergalactic - (galactos [Gr] - milk) - between stars in the Milky Way

interlude - (ludus - play) - light entertainment in the midst of serious activities, a “break”

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inter

between, among, amid