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angina
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n 1: any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic
attacks of intense suffocative pain
2: a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to
reduced oxygen to the heart [syn: angina pectoris,
angina]
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arena
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n 1: a particular environment or walk of life; "his social
sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment";
"he's out of my orbit" [syn: sphere, domain, area,
orbit, field, arena]
2: the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where
contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that
was strewn with sand
3: a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments [syn:
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium]
4: a playing field where sports events take place [syn: arena,
scene of action]
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catena
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n 1: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so
arranged that each member is closely related to the
preceding and following members (especially a series of
patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
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china
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n 1: a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern
Asia; the most populous country in the world [syn: China,
People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist
China, Red China, PRC, Cathay]
2: high quality porcelain originally made only in China
3: a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by
Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the
Communists led by Mao Zedong [syn: Taiwan, China,
Nationalist China, Republic of China]
4: dishware made of high quality porcelain [syn: chinaware,
china]
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concertina
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n 1: coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle
2: free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its
ends together to force air through the reeds
v 1: collapse like a concertina
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marina
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n 1: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
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patina
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n 1: a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
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semolina
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n 1: milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in
pasta
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subpoena
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n 1: a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance
of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be
punishable as a contempt of court [syn: subpoena,
subpoena ad testificandum]
v 1: serve or summon with a subpoena; "The witness and her
records were subpoenaed"
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vagina
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n 1: the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist
canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to
the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus";
"the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a
fetus"
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vena
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n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
carry unaerated blood" [syn: vein, vena, venous blood
vessel]
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verbena
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n 1: any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of
the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously
colored flowers [syn: verbena, vervain]
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myna
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n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: myna, mynah, mina,
minah, myna bird, mynah bird]
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medina
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n 1: a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of
Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam [syn:
Medina, Al Madinah]
2: the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
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carolina
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n 1: the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
[syn: Carolina, Carolinas]
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indochina
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n 1: a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and
Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
[syn: Indochina, Indochinese peninsula]
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nina
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n 1: the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of
Ea
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athena
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n 1: (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and
prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman
Minerva [syn: Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas
Athena, Pallas Athene]
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cortina
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n 1: a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils
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messina
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n 1: a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
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regina
0
n 1: the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
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argentina
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n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, Argentine
Republic]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina,
genus Argentina]
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constantina
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n 1: a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
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proserpina
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n 1: goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone
[syn: Proserpina, Proserpine]
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lena
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n 1: a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev
Sea [syn: Lena, Lena River]
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mina
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n 1: tropical Asian starlings [syn: myna, mynah, mina,
minah, myna bird, mynah bird]
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cantina
0
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krajina
0
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alvina
0
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erwina
0
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jasmina
0
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kalina
0
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jacobina
0
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karolina
0
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adina
0
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albina
0
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alcina
0
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alina
0
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armina
0
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avina
0
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balbina
0
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bellina
0
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bettina
0
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blazina
0
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brezina
0
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burkina
0
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cadena
0
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calvina
0
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celina
0
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christina
0
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claudina
0
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colina
0
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covina
0
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crispina
0
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cristina
0
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cyrena
0
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davina
0
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adamina
0
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albertina
0
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altadena
0
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andolina
0
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angelina
0
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aquilina
0
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aretina
0
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catherina
0
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celestina
0
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bina
0
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cina
0
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tina
0
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corrina
0