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  • 81orphan — [ˈɔːf(ə)n] noun [C] I a child whose parents have died II verb orphan [ˈɔːf(ə)n] be orphaned to become an orphan[/ex] …

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  • 82Orphan (car) — The term orphan car accurately applies to any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely. (The term is sometimes inaccurately applied to a discontinued marque from a still existing vehicle manufacturer …

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  • 83Orphan's Benefit — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Orphan s Benefit est le nom anglophone de deux courts métrages de Mickey Mouse. Le Gala des orphelins sorti en 1934. Mickey bienfaiteur, le remake en… …

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  • 84orphan medicine — noun orphan drug …

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  • 85Orphan drug — A drug that is not being produced, often a medication useful only to a small population of patients. Also, drugs available outside the US but not approved by the FDA for sale in the US. * * * orphan drug n a drug that is not developed or marketed …

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  • 86orphan stock — A stock that is ignored by research analysts and as a result may be trading at low price earnings ratios. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * orphan stock UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► WALLFLOWER(Cf. ↑wallflower) …

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  • 87orphan viruses — viruses which when isolated originally in tissue culture showed no specific association with disease, such as the enteric orphan viruses; some have since been found to occur in association with human disease …

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  • 88orphan — noun 1》 a child whose parents are dead. 2》 Printing the first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable. verb make (a child) an orphan. Derivatives orphanhood noun Origin ME: via late L. from Gk orphanos …

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  • 89orphan — 1 noun (C) a child whose parents are both dead: the plight of thousands of war orphans 2 verb be orphaned to become an orphan: She was orphaned when her parents died in a plane crash …

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  • 90orphan — or•phan [[t]ˈɔr fən[/t]] n. 1) a child who has lost both parents or, less commonly, one parent through death 2) a young animal that is without its mother 3) a person or thing that is without protective affiliation, sponsorship, etc 4) pri (esp.… …

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