conducti'bility

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conduct

—n
1.	the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
2.	the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
3.	rare the act of guiding or leading
4.	rare a guide or leader

—vb
5.	(tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)
6.	(tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
7.	(tr) to do or carry out: conduct a survey
8.	(tr) to behave or manage (oneself): the child conducted himself well
9.	Also (esp US): direct to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton
10.	to transmit (heat, electricity, etc): metals conduct heat

[C15: from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from condūcere to conduce]

con'ductible

—*adj*

conducti'bility

—n

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