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  • 111al|bur|num — «al BUR nuhm», noun. the lighter, softer, and more recently formed wood between the inner bark and the harder center, or heartwood, of a tree; sapwood. ╂[< Latin alburnum < albus white] …

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  • 112a|lu|mi|num|ware — «uh LOO muh nuhm WAYR», noun, or aluminum ware, kitchen utensils and other articles made of aluminum …

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  • 113a|lu|mi|num — «uh LOO muh nuhm», noun, adjective. –n. a silver white metal that is strong, very light, and does not tarnish or rust easily. Aluminum is widely used in alloys, and for making pots and pans, automobile and aircraft parts, and instruments. It is a …

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  • 114an|num — «AN uhm», noun. Latin. year (especially in the phrase per annum) …

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  • 115an|te|num|ber — «AN tee NUHM buhr», noun. the preceding number …

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  • 116an|tir|rhi|num — «AN tuh RY nuhm», noun. any one of a genus of herbaceous plants of the figwort family; a snapdragon. ╂[< New Latin Antirrhinum < Greek antírrhīnon < antírhīnós like a nose (from its shape)] …

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  • 117ar|ca|num — «ahr KAY nuhm», noun, plural nums, na « nuh». 1. a secret; mystery (usually in the plural). 2. one of the great secrets that the alchemists sought to discover. 3. a marvelous remedy; an elixir. ╂[< Latin arcānum, neuter of arcānus hidden,… …

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  • 118Ca|num Ve|na|ti|co|rum — «KAY nuhm vuh NAT uh KOH ruhm», genitive of Canes Venatici …

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  • 119cri|num — «KRY nuhm», noun. any one of a genus of tall, bulbous, tropical and subtropical plants of the amaryllis family, having clusters of large, showy flowers. ╂[< New Latin Crinum < Greek krínon lily] …

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  • 120dam|num fa|ta|le — «DAM nuhm fuh TAY lee», Law. damages caused by chance, that is, by the happening of an event which could not be foreseen or guarded against by the highest degree of prudence or care. ╂[< New Latin damnum fatale] …

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