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noun
An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an additive inverse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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noun
One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds, forming an essential part of the syrinx of songbirds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English ring English semiring From semi- + ring.
