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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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canon
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n 1: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally
established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or
philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite
society"
2: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
3: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
[syn: canyon, canon]
4: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part
is imitated exactly in other parts
5: a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the
Roman Catholic Church
6: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially
the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as
genuine and inspired
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epiphenomenon
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n 1: a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another
phenomenon
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feminine
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adj 1: associated with women and not with men; "feminine
intuition" [ant: masculine]
2: of grammatical gender [ant: masculine, neuter]
3: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature
woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" [syn:
womanly, feminine] [ant: unwomanly]
4: (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable;
"a feminine ending"
n 1: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to
females or to objects classified as female
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linen
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n 1: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
2: a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen
finish [syn: linen, linen paper]
3: white goods or clothing made with linen cloth
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pennon
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n 1: a long flag; often tapering [syn: pennant, pennon,
streamer, waft]
2: wing of a bird [syn: pennon, pinion]
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phenomenon
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n 1: any state or process known through the senses rather than
by intuition or reasoning
2: a remarkable development
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prolegomenon
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n 1: a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a
book or treatise
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canaan
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n 1: an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast
of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for
Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine,
Canaan, Holy Land, Promised Land]
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arizonan
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n 1: a native or resident of Arizona [syn: Arizonan,
Arizonian]
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parthenon
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n 1: the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the
acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of
Doric architecture
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agamemnon
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy
in the Trojan War
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lennon
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n 1: English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with
Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles
(1940-1980) [syn: Lennon, John Lennon]
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tenon
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n 1: a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped
to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
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ninon
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n 1: a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or
nylon
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saarinen
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n 1: Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United
States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950) [syn:
Saarinen, Eliel Saarinen]
2: United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) [syn:
Saarinen, Eero Saarinen]
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finnan
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n 1: haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of
butter [syn: finnan haddie, finnan haddock, finnan,
smoked haddock]
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lebanon
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n 1: an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean [syn:
Lebanon, Lebanese Republic]
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colcannon
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conan
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onan
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ronan
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memnon
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dunsinane
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brennan
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mclennan
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algernon
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noonan
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keenan
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dinan
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drinnon
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finan
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rhiannon
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ihnen
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kinnan
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linnane
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quinon
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tinnon
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jokinen
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mackinnon
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mckinnon
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vernon
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