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syzygy (noun)
Def: an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and the moon.
syzygy (noun)
Def: an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and the moon.
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modus ponens (noun)
Def: the reasoning that, when a conditional statement (if X is red) is accepted as true, a subsequent statement, beginning with “then” (then Y is blue), is also affirmed as true.
modus ponens (noun)
Def: the reasoning that, when a conditional statement (if X is red) is accepted as true, a subsequent statement, beginning with “then” (then Y is blue), is also affirmed as true.
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nonpartisan (adjective)
Def: not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
nonpartisan (adjective)
Def: not supporting or controlled by a political party, special interest group, or the like.
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romaji (noun)
Def: a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
romaji (noun)
Def: a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
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skijoring (noun)
Def: a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, by a horse, dog, or a motor vehicle.
skijoring (noun)
Def: a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, by a horse, dog, or a motor vehicle.
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cranreuch (noun)
Def: a covering of minute ice needles, formed at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled below the dew point, when it is below the freezing point.
cranreuch (noun)
Def: a covering of minute ice needles, formed at night upon the ground and exposed objects when they have cooled below the dew point, when it is below the freezing point.
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oolong (noun)
Def: a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
oolong (noun)
Def: a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
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qiviut (noun)
Def: the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.
qiviut (noun)
Def: the soft, dense, light-brown woolly undercoat of the musk ox, used in making fabrics.
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bowdlerize (verb)
Def: to amend a written work by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
bowdlerize (verb)
Def: to amend a written work by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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shalach manoth (noun)
Def: the practice of giving gifts to one another or to people in need on Purim.
shalach manoth (noun)
Def: the practice of giving gifts to one another or to people in need on Purim.
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wanderwort (noun)
Def: a loanword borrowed from one language and established in many unrelated languages, usually in a chain determined by established trade routes, and sometimes undergoing changes through contact with the dominant language where the word is adopted.
wanderwort (noun)
Def: a loanword borrowed from one language and established in many unrelated languages, usually in a chain determined by established trade routes, and sometimes undergoing changes through contact with the dominant language where the word is adopted.
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futtock (noun)
Def: any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.
futtock (noun)
Def: any of a number of timbers forming the lower, more curved portion of the frame in a wooden hull.