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florin
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
[syn: guilder, gulden, florin]
2: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to
100 cents [syn: guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch
florin]
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heron
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n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
determine the area of a triangle and who described various
mechanical devices (first century) [syn: Hero, Heron,
Hero of Alexandria]
2: grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and
(usually) long bill
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siren
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n 1: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure
sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived;
"Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would
not hear the Siren's fatal song"
2: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive [syn:
enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme
fatale]
3: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
4: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a
signal or warning
5: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small
forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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sporran
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n 1: a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as
part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders
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veteran
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adj 1: rendered competent through trial and experience; "a
seasoned traveler"; "veteran steadiness"; "a veteran
officer" [syn: seasoned, veteran(a)]
n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: veteran,
veteran soldier]
2: a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran,
vet, ex-serviceman]
3: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: veteran, old-
timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager,
stager]
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aaron
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n 1: United States professional baseball player who hit more
home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934) [syn: Aaron,
Henry Louis Aaron, Hank Aaron]
2: (Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest
of the Israelites; created the golden calf
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loren
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n 1: Italian film actress (born in 1934) [syn: Loren, Sophia
Loren, Sofia Scicolone]
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ecuadoran
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: Ecuadorian,
Ecuadoran]
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salvadoran
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of El Salvador or its
people; "Salvadoran coffee"; "Salvadoran guerillas" [syn:
Salvadoran, Salvadorean]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of El Salvador [syn: Salvadoran,
Salvadorian, Salvadorean]
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gagarin
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n 1: Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel
in space (1934-1968) [syn: Gagarin, Yuri Gagarin, Yuri
Alekseyevich Gagarin]
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aldebaran
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n 1: the brightest star in Taurus
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honduran
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Honduras or its
people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Honduras
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aneurin
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n 1: a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and
growth [syn: vitamin B1, thiamine, thiamin,
aneurin, antiberiberi factor]
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chiron
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles,
Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
2: an asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an
orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus
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saharan
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adj 1: of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
n 1: a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad
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loran
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horan
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auberon
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darren
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kieran
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mirren
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schlieren
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borin
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corinn
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corrin
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dorin
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dworin
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forin
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laurin
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lorin
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maurin
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morin
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morrin
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murrin
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orin
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orrin
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shorin
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yarran
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myron
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