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Synonyms: amplication, aplication, implication, supplication, explication, plication, replication, applicative, aprication, appilation, duplication

Antonyms: amplication, aplication, implication, supplication, explication, plication, replication, applicative, aprication, appilation, duplication

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Noun

1. The act of physically [[applying]] or [[lay on|laying on]].
2. The substance applied.
3. The act of applying as a [[means]]; the employment of means to accomplish an [[end]]; [[specific]] use.
4. The act of [[direct]]ing or [[refer]]ring something to a [[particular]] case, to discover or illustrate [[agreement]] or [[disagreement]], [[fitness]], or [[correspondence]].
5. {{senseid|en|Q40056}}{{lb|en|computing}} A [[computer program]] or the [[set]] of [[software]] that the [[end user]] perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: [[application program]]; [[application software]].)
6. A verbal or written request for [[assistance]] or [[employment]] or [[admission]] to a [[school]], [[course]] or similar.
7. {{lb|en|bureaucracy|legal}} A [[petition]], [[entreaty]], or other [[request]], with the adposition [[for]] denoting the subject matter.
8. The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
9. [[diligence|Diligence]]; close thought or attention.
10. A kind of [[needlework]]; [[appliqué]].
11. {{lb|en|comptheory}} The [[substitution]] of a [[specific]] [[value]] for the [[parameter]] in the [[abstraction]], in [[lambda calculus]].
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[compliance|Compliance]].

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