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umbrellaumbrella1 /ʌmˈbrɛlə/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1
a)a circular folding frame covered with cloth or plastic that you hold above your head when it is raining: It started to rain, so I put up my umbrella. b)a similar larger object that is stuck in the ground or on a table to protect you from the sun: a beach umbrella2under the umbrella of something being part of a larger organization, or protected by the larger organization: The education program was under the umbrella of the State Department. [Origin: 1600–1700 Italian ombrella, from Latin umbella, from umbra shade, shadow] noun | adjective
umbrellaumbrella2 adjective 1an umbrella organization/group/body etc. an umbrella organization includes many smaller groups: an umbrella organization of opposition groups2umbrella term/word a word which includes many different types of a particular thing: “Engineering” is an umbrella word that covers a wide range of occupations.- Department of Justice, the
- Department of Labor, the
- Department of State, the
- Department of the Interior, the
- Department of the Treasury, the
- Department of Transportation, the
- Department of Veterans' Affairs, the
- department store
- departure
- departure lounge
- depend
- dependability
- dependable
- dependably
- dependence
- dependency
- dependent
- dependent clause
- dependent events
- dependent system
- dependent variable
- depersonalization
- depersonalize
- depict
- depiction