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colonic
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adj 1: of or relating to the colon
n 1: a water enema given to flush out the colon [syn: colonic
irrigation, colonic]
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cyclonic
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere
around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern"
[syn: cyclonic, cyclonal, cyclonical]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical
storm; "cyclonic destruction" [syn: cyclonic, cyclonal,
cyclonical]
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diachronic
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adj 1: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language)
as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"
[syn: diachronic, historical] [ant: synchronic]
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electronic
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adj 1: of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using
devices that operate on principles governing the behavior
of electrons; "electronic devices"
2: of or concerned with electrons; "electronic energy"
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ethnic
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adj 1: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of
living built up by a group of people; "influenced by
ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food"
[syn: cultural, ethnic, ethnical]
2: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and
Islam [syn: heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic]
n 1: a person who is a member of an ethnic group
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microelectronic
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adj 1: of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic
components
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moronic
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adj 1: having a mental age of between eight and twelve years
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picnic
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n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: field
day, outing, picnic]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece
of cake]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v 1: eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake
on this gorgeous Sunday"
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polytechnic
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n 1: a technical school offering instruction in many industrial
arts and applied sciences [syn: polytechnic institute,
polytechnic, engineering school]
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pyrotechnic
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adj 1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks;
"pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: pyrotechnic,
pyrotechnical]
2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity";
"a pyrotechnic wit"
n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a
low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate
areas or send signals etc. [syn: firework, pyrotechnic]
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sputnik
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n 1: a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-
made satellite to orbit the earth"
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synchronic
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adj 1: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same
period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"-
Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the
synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight";
"synchronous oscillations" [syn: synchronous,
synchronal, synchronic] [ant: asynchronous]
2: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a
particular period without considering historical antecedents;
"synchronic linguistics" [ant: diachronic, historical]
3: (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
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tunic
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n 1: an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
[syn: tunic, tunica, adventitia]
2: any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the
hips or knees
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munich
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern
Germany [syn: Munich, Muenchen]
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neuronic
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adj 1: of or relating to neurons; "neural network" [syn:
neural, neuronal, neuronic]
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anachronic
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adj 1: chronologically misplaced; "English public schools are
anachronistic" [syn: anachronic, anachronous,
anachronistic]
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macaronic
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adj 1: of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular
words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"
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anticyclonic
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere
around a high pressure center
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pyknic
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adj 1: having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical
joke" [syn: endomorphic, pyknic] [ant: ectomorphic,
mesomorphic, muscular]
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dominic
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n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order
whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars
(circa 1170-1221) [syn: Dominic, Saint Dominic, St.
Dominic, Domingo de Guzman]
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dubrovnik
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n 1: a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a
popular tourist center [syn: Dubrovnik, Ragusa]
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kibbutznik
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n 1: a member of a kibbutz
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metternich
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n 1: Austrian statesman (1773-1859) [syn: Metternich, Klemens
Metternich, Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von
Metternich]
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saronic
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refusenik
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strychnic
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