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  • 1bird — 1. n. a woman; a girl. □ I like the bird you were with last night. □ What a bird! I want one. 2. n. a derisive noise made with the lips; a raspberry. □ The third time he fumbled, he was greeted by two thousand mouths making the bird …

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  • 2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 3Nero Wolfe — This article is about Rex Stout s fictional detective. For other uses, see Nero Wolfe (disambiguation). Bitter End Carl Mueller illustrated Rex Stout s first Nero Wolfe novella for The American Magazine (November 1940) Nero Wolfe is a fictional… …

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  • 5To Kill a Mockingbird — For the film based on the novel, see To Kill a Mockingbird (film). To Kill a Mockingbird …

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