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alarum
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n 1: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
[syn: alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum]
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carom
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n 1: a glancing rebound [syn: ricochet, carom]
2: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object
ball and then the other [syn: carom, cannon]
v 1: rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several
lampposts"
2: make a carom
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simulacrum
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n 1: an insubstantial or vague semblance
2: a representation of a person (especially in the form of
sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the
emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy,
image, simulacrum]
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spectrum
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n 1: an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave
2: a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or
ideas or activities
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subprogram
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n 1: a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
[syn: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure,
function]
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tantrum
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n 1: a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a
tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: fit, tantrum,
scene, conniption]
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theorem
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n 1: a proposition deducible from basic postulates
2: an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
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variorum
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n 1: an edition containing various versions of a text or notes
by various scholars or editors [syn: variorum, variorum
edition]
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centrum
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n 1: the main body of a vertebra
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wolfram
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n 1: a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used
mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several
ores including wolframite and scheelite [syn: tungsten,
wolfram, W, atomic number 74]
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durham
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n 1: a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke
University
2: English breed of short-horned cattle [syn: Durham,
shorthorn]
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dirham
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n 1: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar [syn: Qatari dirham,
dirham]
2: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to
1,000 fils [syn: United Arab Emirate dirham, dirham]
3: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
[syn: Moroccan dirham, dirham]
4: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia [syn: Tunisian dirham,
dirham]
5: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya [syn: Libyan dirham,
dirham]
6: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils [syn:
Kuwaiti dirham, dirham]
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muharram
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n 1: the first month of the Islamic calendar [syn: Muharram,
Moharram, Muharrum]
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antrum
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n 1: a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
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colostrum
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n 1: milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after
parturition [syn: colostrum, foremilk]
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karakoram
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n 1: a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the
Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak [syn:
Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range,
Mustagh, Mustagh Range]
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tristram
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n 1: (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who
(according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride
(Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that
left them eternally in love with each other [syn:
Tristan, Tristram]
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abram
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labrum
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shoreham
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coram
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sarum
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karam
0
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marram
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hiram
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meldrum
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bertram
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cockalorum
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karakorum
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pittosporum
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