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  • 101pa|ter|fa|mil|i|as — «PAY tuhr fuh MIHL ee uhs», noun, plural pa|tres|fa|mil|i|as «PAY treez fuh MIHL ee uhs». 1. a father or head of a family: »According to this account, he was a tender, grousing, home loving paterfamilias who liked to be with his children when… …

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  • 102pro|te|us — «PROH tee uhs, tyoos», noun. 1. Greek Mythology. a sea god who could assume many different forms. 2. any person or thing capable of taking on various aspects or characters. pro|te|us «PROH tee uhs, tyoos», noun. 1. a blind salamander living in… …

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  • 103Pro|te|us — «PROH tee uhs, tyoos», noun. 1. Greek Mythology. a sea god who could assume many different forms. 2. any person or thing capable of taking on various aspects or characters. pro|te|us «PROH tee uhs, tyoos», noun. 1. a blind salamander living in… …

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  • 104sac´ri|le´gious|ness — sac|ri|le|gious «SAK ruh LIHJ uhs, LEE juhs», adjective. 1. injurious or insulting to sacred persons or things; involving sacrilege: »sacrilegious acts. 2. committing sacrilege; guilty of sacrilege. SYNONYM(S): impious, irreverent.… …

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  • 105sac´ri|le´gious|ly — sac|ri|le|gious «SAK ruh LIHJ uhs, LEE juhs», adjective. 1. injurious or insulting to sacred persons or things; involving sacrilege: »sacrilegious acts. 2. committing sacrilege; guilty of sacrilege. SYNONYM(S): impious, irreverent.… …

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  • 106sac|ri|le|gious — «SAK ruh LIHJ uhs, LEE juhs», adjective. 1. injurious or insulting to sacred persons or things; involving sacrilege: »sacrilegious acts. 2. committing sacrilege; guilty of sacrilege. SYNONYM(S): impious, irreverent. –sac´ri|le´gious|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 107sca|bi|ous — sca|bi|ous1 «SKAY bee uhs», adjective. 1. = scabby. (Cf. ↑scabby) 2. of or like scabies or mange. ╂[< Latin scabiōsus mangy, rough < scabiēs; see etym. under scabies (Cf. ↑scabies)] sca|bi|ous2 «SKAY bee uhs», noun. any one of a group of… …

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  • 108sul´fur|ous|ness — sul|fur|ous «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four. 2. like burning sulfur; fiery. 3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous:… …

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  • 109sul´fur|ous|ly — sul|fur|ous «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four. 2. like burning sulfur; fiery. 3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous:… …

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  • 110sul|fur|ous — «SUHL fuhr uhs, fyuhr ; in Chemistry, also suhl FYUR uhs», adjective. 1. a) of or having to do with sulfur. b) containing sulfur, especially with a valence of four. 2. like burning sulfur; fiery. 3. like sulfur in color; sulphurous: »The city,… …

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