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1. A consequence, an effect, or an outcome of something: The building collapsed as a result of poor construction and the use of substandard materials.
4. Anything that is caused by a something that was done previously: The new dictionary is the result of several years of dedication and hard work.
As a result of Jim's increased efforts, his university studies improved greatly.
2. Information obtained by experimenting or as a consequence of some other scientific method: The results of extensive research seem to show how Alzheimer's spreads and gives hope that a treatment might be developed.They are waiting for the experiments to produce valid results.
3. A final score or the placement in a sporting event: The results of the game determined which team would be going to the final championship series.4. Anything that is caused by a something that was done previously: The new dictionary is the result of several years of dedication and hard work.
As a result of accidentally falling down the stairs, Samantha was unable to work for more than a year.
Severely bad weather caused several delays with the result that the work could not be completed on time.
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sali-, salt-, -sili-, sult-, -salta-
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result (verb), results; resulted; resulting
1. To take place or to follow as the consequence of a process: The nation's economic problems are believed to result from too much unemployment.
4. Etymology: from Middle Latin resultare, "to result"; from classical Latin, "to spring forward, to rebound". In addition, result means "to jump backwards" and ultimately it came from Latin resultare, "to jump backwards" or "to rebound" and is formed from the prefix re-, "back" and saltare, "to jump".
Dr. Diedrich told William that taking the drug might result in undesirable side effects.
2. Something that is caused directly by that which has happened before: Valerie's lameness resulted from an auto accident.Clara's singing lessons and dedication to practicing what she had learned resulted in her getting a leading part in the musical.
The poor economy has resulted in many demonstrations against the big bonuses that some executives receive from banks and some businesses across the nation.
The big fire resulted from a gas-heating explosion.
3. That which leaps back as an aftermath of something else: The earthquake resulted in considerable loss of life and damage to property.4. Etymology: from Middle Latin resultare, "to result"; from classical Latin, "to spring forward, to rebound". In addition, result means "to jump backwards" and ultimately it came from Latin resultare, "to jump backwards" or "to rebound" and is formed from the prefix re-, "back" and saltare, "to jump".
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sali-, salt-, -sili-, sult-, -salta-
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(Greek: end, last; result, completion, perfection, fulfillment)
(Latin: suffix; forming nouns and verbs; an action done; the product of or a result of some kind of material or a process of doing something)
(Greek > Latin: a suffix; action, act, process, state, or condition; or result of doing something)
(Latin: a suffix; result of the act of, means of, place for)
(Greek: fruit [or similar reproductive result]; to cut, to pluck)
(Latin: result of the act of, means of)
(Latin: a suffix; result of the act of, means of)
(Latin: a suffix; small, tiny; also, result of the act of, means of)
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(Greek: an eating, or gnawing, sore ending in mortification, necrosis, or the death of bodily tissue; usually the result of ischemia or the loss of blood supply to the affected area, bacterial invasion, and subsequent putrefaction)
(Greek idein > Latin idea; the result of a mental processes)
(Latin: decide, determine a result; declare to be; right and power to interpret the law)
(Greek: derived from an ancient villiage in Greece, northeast of Athens; as a result of an important Greek victory over the Persians in 490 B.C.)
(Latin: a suffix; result of, means of, act of)
(Latin: a suffix; result of, means of, act of; place of action)
(Latin: action, result of an action or condition; a suffix that forms nouns)
(Latin: a suffix; state of, result of; he who, that which)
(Greek > Latin: a suffix; actor, process, condition, or state of; result of; expresses a state or abnormal condition or process of some disease)
(a result of an instant on the lips to a lifetime on the hips)
(Latin: a suffix; result of, the act of, means of)
(Latin: a suffix that denotes an act or result, result of the act of)
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Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies
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