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  • 71Pifferaro — Pif|fe|ra|ro 〈m.; s, ra|ri; Mus.〉 italien., zur Weihnachtszeit in Rom Hirtenmusiken spielender Schalmeien od. Dudelsackbläser [ital.; zu Piffero (der Dudelsack hat ein Schalmeienmundstück)] * * * Pif|fe|ra|ro, Pịf|fe|ro, der; s, ...ri [ital.… …

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  • 72piffete — pìf·fe·te fonosimb. CO pif {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1973. ETIMO: voce onom. POLIREMATICHE: piffete e paffete: loc.fonosimb. CO …

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  • 73piffle — pif|fle [ˈpıfəl] n [U] old fashioned informal nonsense …

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  • 74epiphenomenon — /ˌɛpifəˈnɒmənən/ (say .epeefuh nomuhnuhn) noun (plural epiphenomena /ˌɛpifəˈnɒmənə/ (say .epeefuh nomuhnuh)) 1. Pathology a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a malady. 2. any secondary phenomenon …

  • 75epiphanize — ə̇ˈpifəˌnīz, ēˈ , eˈ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: epiphany (II) + ize : to represent in a literary epiphany Joyce once epiphanized a whole sermon, audience, theme, and preacher in nine words: ‘Pilate! Wy don t you old back that owlin… …

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  • 76piffle — /pif euhl/, n., v., piffled, piffling. Informal. n. 1. nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk. v.i. 2. to talk nonsense. [1840 50; perh. akin to PUFF] * * * …

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  • 77piffling — /pif ling/, adj. of little worth; trifling; piddling: piffling efforts. [1890 95; PIFFLE + ING2] * * * …

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  • 78Pifferari — Pif|fe|ra|ri <Pl.> [ital. pifferari, Pl. von: pifferaro, mundartl. Nebenf. von: pifferaio, zu: piffero, ↑Piffero]: zur Weihnachtszeit in Rom den Pifferaro blasende Hirten …

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  • 79prolactin-inhibiting factor — (PIF) see under hormone …

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  • 80peak inspiratory flow — (PIF) the greatest rate of airflow that can be achieved during forced inhalation, beginning with the lungs maximally deflated. Called also peak inpiratory flow rate …

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