crankery

crankery
чудачество;
эксцентричность pl чудачества;
глупые выходки

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • crankery — crank·ery …   English syllables

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  • crank|er|y — «KRANG kuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. the characteristics of a crank; eccentricity; monomania: »Crankery ranges all the way from dangerous approach to insanity to the one idea fanatics in pseudoscientific research (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary


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