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abutilon
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n 1: herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian
mallow [syn: Abutilon, genus Abutilon]
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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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carillon
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n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
[syn: bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing]
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colon
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n 1: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the
rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they
are excreted
2: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: colon, El Salvadoran colon]
3: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
[syn: colon, Costa Rican colon]
4: a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
[syn: Colon, Aspinwall]
5: a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series
or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a
business letter)
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decathlon
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n 1: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
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echelon
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n 1: a body of troops arranged in a line
2: a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal
thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset
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encephalon
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n 1: that part of the central nervous system that includes all
the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull;
continuous with the spinal cord [syn: brain,
encephalon]
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epsilon
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n 1: the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
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nylon
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n 1: a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient
synthetic fibers
2: a synthetic fabric
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pentathlon
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n 1: an athletic contest consisting of five different events
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pylon
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n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in
a race
2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power
lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
[syn: pylon, power pylon]
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salon
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n 1: gallery where works of art can be displayed
2: a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work [syn: salon,
beauty salon, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty
shop]
3: elegant sitting room where guests are received
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semicolon
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n 1: a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent
clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period
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solon
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n 1: a man who is a respected leader in national or
international affairs [syn: statesman, solon, national
leader]
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ceylon
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n 1: an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of
India
2: a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the
United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: Sri Lanka, Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon]
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halon
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n 1: a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon
have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very
stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought
to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
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babylon
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n 1: the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the
ancient kingdom of Babylonia
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papillon
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n 1: small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-
spotted brown to white coat
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mouflon
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n 1: wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia [syn:
mouflon, moufflon, Ovis musimon]
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stolon
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n 1: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces
new plants from buds at its tips [syn: stolon, runner,
offset]
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biathlon
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eidolon
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etalon
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avalon
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miquelon
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petalon
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propylon
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semillon
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marlon
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heptathlon
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triathlon
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mccaslin
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