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mise en scène (noun)
Def: the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
mise en scène (noun)
Def: the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
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philtrum (noun)
Def: the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
philtrum (noun)
Def: the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
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rosolio (noun)
Def: a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
rosolio (noun)
Def: a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
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ballyhoo (noun)
Def: a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
ballyhoo (noun)
Def: a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
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jornada (noun)
Def: a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.
jornada (noun)
Def: a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.
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iftar (noun)
Def: the meal that Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan to break the day’s fast.
iftar (noun)
Def: the meal that Muslims eat after sunset during Ramadan to break the day’s fast.
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saccade (noun)
Def: the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.
saccade (noun)
Def: the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.
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hieroglyphic (adjective)
Def: designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
hieroglyphic (adjective)
Def: designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
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esemplastic (adjective)
Def: having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole.
esemplastic (adjective)
Def: having the ability to shape diverse elements or concepts into a unified whole.
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subgum (adjective)
Def: prepared with mixed vegetables, as with water chestnuts, mushrooms, and bean sprouts.
subgum (adjective)
Def: prepared with mixed vegetables, as with water chestnuts, mushrooms, and bean sprouts.
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quasar (noun)
Def: one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe.
quasar (noun)
Def: one of over a thousand known extragalactic objects, starlike in appearance and having spectra with characteristically large redshifts, that are thought to be the most distant and most luminous objects in the universe.