nature (nom)
Sens 1 : the essential character or constitution of something. [source : MWU]
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Sens 2 : the fundamental character, disposition, or temperament
of a living being usually innate and unchangeable [source : MWU]
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Sens 3 : a type or kind of something. [source : OAAD]
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Sens 4 : a creative and controlling agent, force, or principle operating in something
and determining wholly or chiefly its constitution, development, and well-being [source : MWU]
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Sens 5 : everything in the physical world that is not controlled by humans, such as wild plants and animals, earth and rocks, and the weather. [source : MW]