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  • 101manner — noun Etymology: Middle English manere, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *manuaria, from Latin, feminine of manuarius of the hand, from manus hand more at manual Date: 12th century 1. a. kind, sort < what manner of man is he > b. kinds, sorts&#8230; …

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  • 102quadriga — noun (plural quadrigae) Etymology: Latin, singular of quadrigae team of four, contraction of quadrijugae, feminine plural of quadrijugus yoked four abreast, from quadri + jungere to yoke, join more at yoke Date: circa 1741 a chariot drawn by four …

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  • 103army — noun (plural armies) [treated as sing. or plural] 1》 an organized military force equipped for fighting on land. 2》 a large number of similar people or things. Origin ME: from OFr. armee, from armata, feminine past participle of L. armare to arm …

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  • 104Hyperoartia — noun lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes • Syn: ↑Petromyzoniformes, ↑suborder Petromyzoniformes, ↑suborder Hyperoartia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyclostomata, ↑ …

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  • 105Hyperotreta — noun hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys • Syn: ↑Myxiniformes, ↑suborder Myxiniformes, ↑suborder Hyperotreta, ↑Myxinoidei, ↑Myxinoidea, ↑suborder Myxinoidei • Hypernyms: ↑animal order …

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  • 106Mnium — noun mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger • Syn: ↑genus Mnium • Hypernyms: ↑moss genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mniaceae, ↑family Mniaceae * * * ˈnīəm noun …

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  • 107Thelephoraceae — noun fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores • Syn: ↑family Thelephoraceae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus family • Member Holonyms: ↑Agaricales, ↑order Agaricales • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 108ceroplastics — “+ noun plural Etymology: Greek kēroplastikē, from feminine of kēroplastikos 1. singular in construction : the art of modeling in wax 2. sometimes singular in construction : waxworks * * * ceroplasˈtics …

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  • 109abscissa — noun (plural abscissas; also abscissae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of abscissus, past participle of abscindere to cut off, from ab + scindere to cut more at shed Date: 1694 the horizontal coordinate of a point in a plane …

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  • 110alumna — noun (plural alumnae) Etymology: Latin, feminine of alumnus Date: 1879 1. a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university 2. a girl or woman who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inma …

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