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  • 61con|trol´ler|ship — con|trol|ler «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls,… …

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  • 62con|trol|ler — «kuhn TROH luhr», noun. 1. a person employed to supervise expenditures or to manage financial affairs; comptroller: »The mayor directed the city controller to examine the expenses of the fire department. 2. a person who controls, directs, or… …

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  • 63Em|men|tha|ler — Em|men|ta|ler or Em|men|tha|ler «EHM uhn TAH luhr», noun. a firm, mild cheese with large holes; Swiss cheese as made in Switzerland. ╂[< German Emmentaler, Emmenthaler < Emmenthal, a town in Switzerland] …

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  • 64Em|men|ta|ler — or Em|men|tha|ler «EHM uhn TAH luhr», noun. a firm, mild cheese with large holes; Swiss cheese as made in Switzerland. ╂[< German Emmentaler, Emmenthaler < Emmenthal, a town in Switzerland] …

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  • 65hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… …

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  • 66Hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… …

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  • 67Lev|el|ler — «LEHV uh luhr», noun. Especially British. leveler. Lev|el|ler «LEHV uh luhr», noun. Historical. a member of a political party which arose in the army of the Long Parliament about 1647 with the aim of leveling all ranks and establishing equality… …

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  • 68lev|el|ler — «LEHV uh luhr», noun. Especially British. leveler. Lev|el|ler «LEHV uh luhr», noun. Historical. a member of a political party which arose in the army of the Long Parliament about 1647 with the aim of leveling all ranks and establishing equality… …

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  • 69ped|ler|y — ped|lar|y or ped|ler|y «PEHD luhr ee», noun, plural lar|ies or ler|ies. = peddlery. (Cf. ↑peddlery) …

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  • 70rail|ler|y — «RAY luhr ee», noun, plural ler|ies. 1. good humored ridicule; teasing; joking. SYNONYM(S): badinage, persiflage. 2. a bantering remark. ╂[< French raillerie < Middle French railler, see etym. under rail …

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