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arena
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n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social
sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment";
"he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area,
orbit, field, arena]
2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where
contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that
was strewn with sand
3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: arena,
scene of action]
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ballerina
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n 1: a female ballet dancer [syn: ballerina, danseuse]
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catena
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n 1: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so
arranged that each member is closely related to the
preceding and following members (especially a series of
patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
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concertina
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n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its
ends together to force air through the reeds
v 1: collapse like a concertina
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farina
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n 1: fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often
used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
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galena
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n 1: soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of
lead
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hyena
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n 1: doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that
feeds chiefly on carrion [syn: hyena, hyaena]
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marina
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n 1: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
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patina
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n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
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semolina
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n 1: milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in
pasta
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subpoena
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n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance
of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be
punishable as a contempt of court [syn: subpoena,
subpoena ad testificandum]
v 1: serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her
records were subpoenaed"
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vena
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n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood
vessel]
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verbena
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n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
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medina
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n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of
Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn:
Medina, Al Madinah]
2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
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nina
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n 1: the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of
Ea
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athena
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas
Athena, Pallas Athene]
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cortina
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n 1: a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
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gallina
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n 1: small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to
domestic fowl [syn: jungle fowl, gallina]
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messina
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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regina
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n 1: the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
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salina
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n 1: a town in central Kansas
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sardina
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n 1: pilchards [syn: Sardina, genus Sardina, genus
Sardinia]
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argentina
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n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, Argentine
Republic]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina,
genus Argentina]
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cartagena
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n 1: a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
2: a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
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constantina
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n 1: a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
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magdalena
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n 1: a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern
Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the
Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla [syn: Magdalena, Magdalena
River]
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proserpina
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n 1: goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
[syn: Proserpina, Proserpine]
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jena
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n 1: the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated
the Prussians [syn: Jena, Battle of Jena]
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lena
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n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev
Sea [syn: Lena, Lena River]
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mina
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n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: myna, mynah, mina,
minah, myna bird, mynah bird]
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cantina
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janina
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krajina
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josephina
0
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stena
0
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queena
0
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quina
0
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spina
0
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adina
0
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albina
0
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alcina
0
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alina
0
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andreana
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armina
0
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avina
0
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balbina
0
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bellina
0
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bettina
0
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blazina
0
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burkina
0
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cadena
0
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calvina
0
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carena
0
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celina
0
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christina
0
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claudina
0
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colina
0
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corina
0
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covina
0
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crispina
0
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cristina
0
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cyrena
0
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davina
0
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defina
0
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delfina
0
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delphina
0
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delrina
0
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depina
0
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domina
0
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edina
0
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edwina
0
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elvina
0
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emina
0
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faustina
0
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frisina
0
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galiena
0
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gardena
0
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gemina
0
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georgina
0
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godina
0
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gravina
0
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gumina
0
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hermina
0
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irina
0
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janthina
0
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jobina
0
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jobyna
0
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julina
0
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justina
0
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katrina
0
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kubena
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lacina
0
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larina
0
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laspina
0
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latina
0
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lavina
0
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ledvina
0
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levina
0
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malina
0
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malvina
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