New Definition–adjective | 1. | of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book. |
| 2. | of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe. |
| 3. | having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element. |
| 4. | unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands. |
| 5. | having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister. |
| 6. | unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work. |
| 7. | coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains. |
| 8. | fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper. |
| 9. | (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him. |
| 10. | other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World. |
| 11. | being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare. |
| 12. | (initial capital letter ) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German. |
–adverb | 13. | recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops. |
| 14. | freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay. |
–noun | 15. | something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new. |
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York Definition–noun | 1. | a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485. |
| 2. | 1st Duke of (Edmund of Lang
1173
ley), 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III). |
| 5. | Ancient, Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral. 102,700. |
| 6. | a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78. 44,619. |
| 7. | an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 mi. (64 km) long. |
| 8. | Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia. |
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Insurance Definition–noun | 1. | the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved. |
| 2. | coverage by contract in which one party agrees to indemnify or reimburse another for loss that occurs under the terms of the contract. |
| 3. | the contract itself, set forth in a written or printed agreement or policy. |
| 4. | the amount for which anything is insured. |
| 6. | any means of guaranteeing against loss or harm: Taking vitamin C is viewed as an insurance against catching colds. |
–adjective | 7. | of or pertaining to a score that increases a team's lead and insures that the lead will be held if the opposing team should score once more: The home run gave the team an insurance run, making the score 7-5. |
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