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cottagecore (noun)
Def: an aesthetic or imagery inspired by an old-fashioned, rural lifestyle, characterized by rustic décor and fashion, a revival of traditional handicrafts, etc.
cottagecore (noun)
Def: an aesthetic or imagery inspired by an old-fashioned, rural lifestyle, characterized by rustic décor and fashion, a revival of traditional handicrafts, etc.
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ukiyo-e (noun)
Def: a genre style of painting and printmaking developed in Japan from the 17th to the 19th centuries and marked by the depiction of the leisure activities of ordinary people.
ukiyo-e (noun)
Def: a genre style of painting and printmaking developed in Japan from the 17th to the 19th centuries and marked by the depiction of the leisure activities of ordinary people.
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gens du monde (plural noun)
Def: people of the world; leaders in society; fashionable people.
gens du monde (plural noun)
Def: people of the world; leaders in society; fashionable people.
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veracious (adjective)
Def: characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content.
veracious (adjective)
Def: characterized by truthfulness; true, accurate, or honest in content.
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yé-yé (adjective)
Def: of, relating to, or characteristic of the rock-'n'-roll music, fashions, entertainment, etc., of the 1960s, especially in France.
yé-yé (adjective)
Def: of, relating to, or characteristic of the rock-'n'-roll music, fashions, entertainment, etc., of the 1960s, especially in France.
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iatrogenic (adjective)
Def: caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.
iatrogenic (adjective)
Def: caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician.
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sinistrorse (adjective)
Def: (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem.
sinistrorse (adjective)
Def: (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem.
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meliorism (noun)
Def: the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
meliorism (noun)
Def: the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
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varmint (noun)
Def: an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
varmint (noun)
Def: an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
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diphthongize (verb (used with object))
Def: to change into or pronounce as one unsegmentable, gliding speech sound, as the oi sound of toy and boil.
diphthongize (verb (used with object))
Def: to change into or pronounce as one unsegmentable, gliding speech sound, as the oi sound of toy and boil.
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macadamize (verb (used with object))
Def: to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.
macadamize (verb (used with object))
Def: to pave by laying and compacting successive layers of broken stone, often with asphalt or hot tar.