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battalion
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n 1: an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three
or more companies
2: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a
multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn:
battalion, large number, multitude, plurality,
pack]
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billion
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adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million
items or units in the United States
2: denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items
or units in Great Britain
n 1: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12
zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the
United States is frequently seen [syn: billion, one
million million, 1000000000000]
2: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there
were millions of flies" [syn: million, billion,
trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion]
3: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
[syn: billion, one thousand million, 1000000000]
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bullion
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n 1: a mass of precious metal
2: gold or silver in bars or ingots
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chameleon
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n 1: a changeable or inconstant person
2: a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern
hemisphere near Apus and Mensa [syn: Chamaeleon,
Chameleon]
3: lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and
having a projectile tongue [syn: chameleon, chamaeleon]
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civilian
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adj 1: associated with civil life or performed by persons who
are not active members of the military; "civilian
clothing"; "civilian life" [ant: military]
n 1: a nonmilitary citizen [ant: man, military man,
military personnel, serviceman]
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cotillion
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n 1: a ball at which young ladies are presented to society [syn:
cotillion, cotilion]
2: a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century
[syn: cotillion, cotilion]
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medallion
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n 1: any of various large ancient Greek coins
2: a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of
meat); "medallions of veal"
3: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
4: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
other event [syn: decoration, laurel wreath, medal,
medallion, palm, ribbon]
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scallion
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n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat
overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed
derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek,
scallion, Allium porrum]
2: a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads
[syn: green onion, spring onion, scallion]
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stallion
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n 1: uncastrated adult male horse [syn: stallion, entire]
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italian
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its
people or culture or language; "Italian cooking"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Italy
2: the Romance language spoken in Italy
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brazilian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the
people of Brazil
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Brazil
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aristotelian
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adj 1: of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy;
"Aristotelean logic" [syn: Aristotelian,
Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic]
n 1: a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
[syn: Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic]
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anglian
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n 1: one of the major dialects of Old English
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chilean
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Chile or its
people; "Chilean volcanoes"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Chile
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julian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar;
"the Julian calendar"
n 1: Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored
paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and
destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed
after his death (331?-363) [syn: Julian, Julian the
Apostate, Flavius Claudius Julianus]
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wesleyan
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of
Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley; "Methodist
theology" [syn: Methodist, Wesleyan]
n 1: a follower of Wesleyanism
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aeolian
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adj 1: of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds;
relating to or caused by the wind
2: of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people
n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the
prehistoric Greeks [syn: Aeolian, Eolian]
2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia
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gallion
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chellean
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delian
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gillian
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gillion
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lillian
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pelion
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talion
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zwinglian
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abbevillian
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abelian
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acheulian
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anthelion
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