fun (noun)

  • 91an|ti|fun|gus — «AN tee FUHNG guhs», noun, adjective. –n. an antifungal substance or agent. –adj. = antifungal. (Cf. ↑antifungal) …

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  • 92in|fun|dib|u|lum — «IHN fuhn DIHB yuh luhm», noun, plural la « luh». Biology. a funnel shaped part, organ, or structure, such as the prolongation of the third ventricle of the brain, connecting with the pituitary gland. ╂[< Latin īnfundibulum (originally) a… …

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  • 93lat|i|fun|di|o — «LAT uh FUHN dee oh; Spanish LAH tee FOON dee oh», noun, plural os. a large landed estate in any Spanish speaking country. ╂[< Spanish latifundio < Latin lātifundium] …

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  • 94lat|i|fun|dism — «LAT uh FUHN dihz uhm», noun. the holding of large landed estates …

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  • 95lat|i|fun|dist — «LAT uh FUHN dihst», noun. the owner of a latifundium: »nine million acres lay idle in the grip of latifundists and private corporations (New Scientist) …

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  • 96lat|i|fun|di|um — «LAT uh FUHN dee uhm», noun, plural di|a« dee uh». a large landed estate: »The low productivity and backwardness of the latifundia of Latin America and the feudal domains of the Middle East… (John Kenneth Galbraith). ╂[< Latin lātifundium] …

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  • 97mi|cro|fun|gus — «MY kroh FUHNG guhs», noun, plural gi « jy», gus|es. a microscopic fungus: »... a filamentous microfungus is grown on a carbohydrate substrate (New Scientist) …

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  • 98verbal noun — Gram. a noun derived from a verb, esp. by a process applicable to most or all verbs, as, in English, the ing form of Eating is fun or of Smoking is forbidden. [1700 10] * * * …

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  • 99pro·fun·di·ty — /prəˈfʌndəti/ noun, pl ties formal 1 [noncount] : the quality being profound: such as 1 a : the quality of showing great knowledge or understanding the profundity of his thoughts/insights Her books are a mixture of playfulness and …

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  • 100frolicsomeness — noun lively high spirited playfulness • Syn: ↑friskiness, ↑sportiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sportive (for: ↑sportiveness), ↑frolicsome, ↑frisky ( …

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