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  • 1Prosperous — Pros per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [1913 Webster] A happy passage and a prosperous wind …

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  • 2prosperous — adj. 1 successful; rich (a prosperous merchant). 2 flourishing; thriving (a prosperous enterprise). 3 auspicious (a prosperous wind). Derivatives: prosperously adv. prosperousness n. Etymology: ME f. obs. F prospereus f. L prosper(us) …

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  • 3The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD …

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  • 4Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage (Mendelssohn) — Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage (Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt), Op. 27, is an orchestral concert overture by Felix Mendelssohn inspired by the same verses that inspired Beethoven s 1815 cantata of the same title (and indeed inspired by… …

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  • 5Prosperously — Prosperous Pros per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [1913 Webster] A happy passage and a… …

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  • 6Prosperousness — Prosperous Pros per*ous, a. [L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of sperare to hope. See {Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [1913 Webster] A happy passage and a… …

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  • 7Pirrie — Pirry Pir ry, Pirrie Pir rie, n. [Cf. Scot. pirr a gentle breeze, Icel. byrr a prosperous wind, bylr a blast of wind.] A rough gale of wind. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Pirry — Pir ry, Pirrie Pir rie, n. [Cf. Scot. pirr a gentle breeze, Icel. byrr a prosperous wind, bylr a blast of wind.] A rough gale of wind. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9An Invitation to Lubberland — was a broadside ballad first printed in 1685. Many believe that it inspired the hobo ballad which formed the basis of the song Big Rock Candy Mountain recorded in 1928 by Harry McClintock.LyricsSung to the tune of Billy and Molly or The Journey… …

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  • 10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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