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andante
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adv 1: at a moderately slow tempo; "this passage must be played
andante"
adj 1: (of tempo) moderately slow
n 1: a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
2: a musical composition or musical passage to be performed
moderately slow
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ante
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n 1: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to
the pot
v 1: place one's stake
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anti
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adj 1: not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) [ant: pro]
n 1: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice
etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"
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auntie
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n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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bacchante
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n 1: (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
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chantey
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n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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dilettante
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adj 1: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish;
"his dilettantish efforts at painting" [syn:
dilettante, dilettantish, dilettanteish,
sciolistic]
n 1: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn:
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist]
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grantee
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n 1: a recipient of a grant
2: someone to whom the title of property is transferred [syn:
alienee, grantee]
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panty
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n 1: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the
plural) [syn: pantie, panty, scanty, step-in]
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scanty
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adj 1: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a
scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: bare(a),
scanty, spare]
n 1: short underpants for women or children (usually used in the
plural) [syn: pantie, panty, scanty, step-in]
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shanty
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n 1: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: hovel,
hut, hutch, shack, shanty]
2: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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vigilante
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n 1: member of a vigilance committee [syn: vigilante,
vigilance man]
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monte
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n 1: a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are
dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be
matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the
pack one at a time [syn: monte, four-card monte,
three-card monte]
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dante
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n 1: an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that
describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise
guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
[syn: Dante, Dante Alighieri]
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chanty
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n 1: a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn:
chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty]
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chianti
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n 1: dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of
Tuscany
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bronte
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n 1: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters
(1820-1849) [syn: Bronte, Anne Bronte]
2: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: Bronte, Emily Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte, Currer
Bell]
3: English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
[syn: Bronte, Charlotte Bronte]
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durante
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n 1: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and
hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: Durante, Jimmy Durante]
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diamante
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n 1: adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle,
diamante]
2: fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or
rhinestones
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canty
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adj 1: lively and brisk
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aunty
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n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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briganti
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crisanti
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disanti
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ferranti
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galanti
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grisanti
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lisanti
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vacanti
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arcosanti
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colasanti
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tettamanti
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ypsilanti
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monty
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shanti
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zante
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concertante
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mantey
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santi
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santy
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fante
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fanti
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ashanti
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figurante
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