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delict
delight
delightful
Delilah
delime
delimit
delimiter
delineate
delineator
delinquency
delinquency ratio
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delineator
de·lin·e·a·tor [ di línnee àytər ] (plural de·lin·e·a·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tailor's adjustable pattern: an adjustable pattern that a tailor uses to cut garments of different sizes
2. somebody or something that delineates: somebody or something that outlines or describes something
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