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  • 1Nel Noddings — Full name Nel Noddings Born 1929 Era Contemporary philosophy Region Western Philosophy School Combines approaches from analytic and continental philosophy …

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  • 2chan´nel|er — chan|nel1 «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling, adjective. –n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. SYNONYM(S): race …

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  • 3chan|nel — chan|nel1 «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling, adjective. –n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. SYNONYM(S): race …

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  • 4nice´-Nel´lie — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… …

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  • 5nice´-Nel´ly — nice Nelly or nice Nellie, plural nice Nellies. Slang. a person who is overly modest or prudish: »By 1916, Dreiser was the hero of the avant garde and the pet peeve of the nice Nellies, who denounced “The Genius” as literary sewage and got it… …

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  • 6pun|chi|nel|lo — «PUHN chuh NEHL oh», noun. 1. the principal character in a traditional Italian puppet show, the prototype of Punch. 2. = punchinello. (Cf. ↑punchinello) ╂[earlier polichinello < dialectal Italian Pulcinella, probably (originally) <… …

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  • 7Pun|chi|nel|lo — «PUHN chuh NEHL oh», noun. 1. the principal character in a traditional Italian puppet show, the prototype of Punch. 2. = punchinello. (Cf. ↑punchinello) ╂[earlier polichinello < dialectal Italian Pulcinella, probably (originally) <… …

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  • 8back-chan|nel — «BAK CHAN uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. secret; clandestine: »Mr. Kelly had been engaged in back channel discussions with Lieut. Col. Oliver North…on hostage releases (Manchester Guardian Weekly). –n. the person or means by which something is… …

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  • 9personnel carrier — person nel .carrier n a vehicle for carrying soldiers …

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  • 10armored personnel carrier — noun (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry • Syn: ↑armoured personnel carrier, ↑APC • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑ …

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