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  • 41SAR — abbrev. Sons of the American Revolution …

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  • 42Sar|ah — «SAIR uh», noun. the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac (in the Bible, Genesis 17:15). SARAH (no periods), Search and Rescue and Homing (a radio and radar beam device used in locating people lost at sea): »SARAH…weighs only about 3 lb. and… …

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  • 43Sar|a — «SAHR uh», noun. a Negro tribe living near the Ubangi River in the Central African Republic. The female members of this tribe are called Ubangis …

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  • 44Sar|ci — «SAHR see», noun, plural ci or cis. = Sarcee. (Cf. ↑Sarcee) …

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  • 45sar|co|ma — «sahr KOH muh», noun, plural mas, ma|ta « muh tuh». any one of a class of cancers originating in tissue that is not epithelial, chiefly connective tissue: »It is possible to have tumors of the mesoderm, these being usually known as sarcomata… …

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  • 46Sar|da|na|pa|li|an — «SAHR duh nuh PAY lee uhn», adjective. inordinately luxurious and effeminate. ╂[< Sardanapalus, an Assyrian king, proverbial for his wealth and splendor + ian] …

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  • 47sar|da|na — «sahr DAH nuh», noun. a dance of Catalonia, danced in a large ring with much twirling and hand clapping to the rhythm of a flute and drum. ╂[< Catalan sardana] …

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  • 48Sar|di|an — «SAHR dee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Sardis, the ancient capital of Lydia in Asia Minor: »His monument…[was] erected near Sardis by the joint efforts of the whole Sardian population (George Grote). –n. a native or… …

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  • 49sar|di|us — «SAHR dee uhs», noun. 1. = sard. (Cf. ↑sard) 2. (in the Bible) one of the precious stones in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest, thought to have been a ruby. ╂[< Late Latin (lapis) sardius, for Greek (líthos) sárdios (stone) of Sardis,… …

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  • 50sar|go — «SAHR goh», noun. a small, edible, silvery fish with dark spots on the body and yellow fins, a variety of grunt found off the Pacific coast of North America. ╂[< Spanish sargo < Latin sargus; see etym. under sargasso (Cf. ↑sargasso)] …

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