ˈwɪlˌpauə

  • 121Pau — [pō] city in SW France: pop. 82,000 …

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  • 122pau santo — |pau̇ˈsan(ˌ)tō noun Etymology: Portuguese, literally, holy wood : a Brazilian tree (Kielmeyera coriacea) of the family Guttiferae having bark that is similar to cork and used for insulation …

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  • 123pau|cis ver|bis — «P sihs VUR bihs», Latin. in few words; with brevity …

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  • 124pau|ci|ty — «P swa> tee», noun. 1. a small number; fewness: »the paucity of the troops (John L. Motley). 2. a small amount; scarcity; lack: »Because of the paucity of coonskins, he s using Australian rabbit, skunk, and even American silver fox (Wall… …

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  • 125Pau|li exclusion principle — «POW lee», = Pauli s principle. (Cf. ↑Pauli s principle) …

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  • 126Pau|li's principle — «POW leez», Physics. the exclusion principle. ╂[< Wolfgang Pauli, 1900 1958, an Austrian physicist, who suggested the principle] …

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  • 127pau|low|ni|a — «p LOH nee uh», noun. any Chinese tree of a group of the figwort family, such as a species bearing clusters of purplish, trumpet shaped flowers that bloom in early spring, widely cultivated for ornament. ╂[< New Latin Paulownia < Anna… …

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  • 128pau|per|ism — «P puh rihz uhm», noun. 1. the condition of being very poor; poverty. SYNONYM(S): indigence, destitution. 2. paupers as a group …

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