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1pteroma — /teuh roh meuh, te /, n., pl. pteromata / meuh teuh/. pteron. [ < L pteroma < Gk ptéroma] * * * …
2Tabasco — /teuh bas koh/; Sp. /tah vahs kaw/, n. a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 1,054,000; 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Cap.: Villahermosa. /teuh bas koh/, Trademark. a brand name for a pungent condiment sauce prepared from the fruit of a… …
3Tadzhikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh , tah /; Russ. /teuh ji kyi stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 5,112,000; 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Cap.: Dushanbe. Also, Tajikistan. Formerly, Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic …
4tamandua — /teuh man dooh euh, teuh man dooh ah /, n. a tree dwelling, tropical American anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, having a prehensile tail, four clawed forelimbs, and coarse, tan hair with black markings on the trunk. Also, tamandu /tam euhn dooh / …
5tarata — /teuh rah teuh/, n. a tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, of New Zealand, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, yellow flowers, grown as an ornamental. [1875 80; < Maori] * * * …
6Tathagata — /teuh tah geuh teuh/, n. one of the names of Buddha. [ < Skt, Pali tathagata] * * * Epithet of the Buddha that he employed primarily when referring to himself. He also used it to refer to other buddhas who preceded him and who would follow.… …
7Tebaldi — /teuh bahl dee, bawl /; It. /te bahl dee/, n. Renata /reuh nah teuh/; It. /rdde nah tah/, born 1922, Italian soprano. * * * …
8Tehuantepec — /teuh wahn teuh pek /; Sp. /te wahn te pek /, n. 1. Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 mi. (200 km) wide at its narrowest point. 2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast… …
9toccata — /teuh kah teuh/; It. /tawk kah tah/, n. pl. toccatas, toccate / tee/; It. / te/. Music. a composition in the style of an improvisation, for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the player s technique. [1715 25; < It …
10tomentum — /teuh men teuhm/, n., pl. tomenta / teuh/. Bot., Entomol. pubescence consisting of longish, soft, entangled hairs pressed close to the surface. [1690 1700; < NL tomentum, L: stuffing (of wool, hair, etc.) for cushions] * * * …
