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  • 61stra|bis|mus — «struh BIHZ muhs», noun. a disorder of vision due to the turning of one eye or both eyes from the normal position so that both cannot be directed at the same point or object at the same time; cross eye or walleye; cast; squint. ╂[< New Latin… …

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  • 62stra|bot|o|my — «struh BOT uh mee», noun, plural mies. the surgical incision of one or more of the muscles of the eye to cure strabismus. ╂[< New Latin strabotomia < Greek strabós squint eyed + tomíā a cutting] …

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  • 63stra|mash — «struh MASH, STRAM ihsh», noun. Scottish. a disturbance; uproar; row. ╂[apparently imitative] …

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  • 64stra|min|e|ous — «struh MIHN ee uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or like straw. b) Figurative. valueless. 2. Botany. strawcolored. ╂[< Latin strāmineus (with English ous) < strāmen, inis straw, related to sternere to spread, scatter] …

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  • 65stra|pon|tin — «struh PON tihn», noun. 1. a folding seat as used in automobiles. 2. a similar type of seat used in theaters: »I spotted her once on a backless strapontin, lost to the world, her shining face uplifted to the stage (New Yorker). ╂[< French… …

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  • 66stra|tal — «STRAY tuhl», adjective. having to do with a stratum or strata …

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  • 67stra|te|gi|cal|ly — «struh TEE juh klee», adverb. in a strategic way by strategy: »a strategically important area …

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  • 68stra|te|gi|cal — «struh TEE juh kuhl», adjective. = strategic. (Cf. ↑strategic) …

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  • 69stra|te|gics — «struh TEE jihks», noun. = strategy. (Cf. ↑strategy) …

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  • 70stra|te|gic — «struh TEE jihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with strategy; based on strategy; useful in strategy: »a strategic retreat. 2. important in strategy: »The Panama Canal was once a strategic link in our national defense. 3. having to do with raw …

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