| NOUN | event | lightening | descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy |
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| act | lightening, whitening | changing to a lighter color / color |
| Sounds | lay'tahnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped. | |
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| Broader | descent | A movement downward |
| Meaning | changing to a lighter color / color. | |
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| Synonym | whitening | |
| Narrower | bleach | The act of whitening something by bleaching / bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) |
| Broader | change of color | An act that changes the light that something reflects |
| Spanish | blanqueo | |
| Catalan | blanqueig | |
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