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aeon
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n 1: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of
the universe [syn: eon, aeon]
2: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon, aeon]
3: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons
ago" [syn: eon, aeon]
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again
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adv 1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
[syn: again, once again, once more, over again]
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amen
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n 1: a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath;
worshipped especially at Thebes [syn: Amen, Amon,
Amun]
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cayenne
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n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
usually red [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili
pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno,
Capsicum annuum longum]
2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
Capsicum [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper]
3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne,
cayenne pepper]
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comedienne
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n 1: a female actor in a comedy
2: a female comedian
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eon
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n 1: the longest division of geological time [syn: eon,
aeon]
2: an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons
ago" [syn: eon, aeon]
3: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the
Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of
the universe [syn: eon, aeon]
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epicurean
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adj 1: of Epicurus or epicureanism; "Epicurean philosophy"
2: devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending
hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures" [syn: hedonic,
hedonistic, epicurean]
3: displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses;
"an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a
crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent
the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a
chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" [syn: epicurean,
luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary,
voluptuous]
n 1: a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially
good food and drink) [syn: epicure, gourmet,
gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie]
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paean
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n 1: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy,
panegyric, paean, pean]
2: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: paean,
pean]
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peon
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n 1: a laborer who is obliged to do menial work [syn: drudge,
peon, navvy, galley slave]
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protean
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adj 1: taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling
protean grey which is never twice the same"
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wren
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n 1: English architect who designed more than fifty London
churches (1632-1723) [syn: Wren, Sir Christopher Wren]
2: any of several small active brown birds of the northern
hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
[syn: wren, jenny wren]
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yen
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n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn:
hankering, yen]
2: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
v 1: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
[syn: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish]
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ben
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n 1: a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
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benne
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n 1: East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or
benniseed and sesame oil [syn: sesame, benne, benni,
benny, Sesamum indicum]
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bren
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n 1: a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the
British in World War II [syn: Bren, Bren gun]
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chen
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n 1: wild goose having white adult plumage [syn: Chen,
subgenus Chen]
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wen
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n 1: a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum)
that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
[syn: sebaceous cyst, pilar cyst, wen,
steatocystoma]
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zen
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n 1: school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment
can come through meditation and intuition rather than
faith; China and Japan [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism]
2: a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained
through direct intuitive insight [syn: Zen, Zen Buddhism]
3: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid,
back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis,
loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane,
superman, window pane, Zen]
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cheyenne
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n 1: the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the
southeastern corner of the state [syn: Cheyenne, capital
of Wyoming]
2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
3: a member of a North American Indian people living on the
western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana)
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asean
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n 1: an association of nations dedicated to economic and
political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined
with the United States to fight against global terrorism
[syn: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN]
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eritrean
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its
people; "Eritrean civil war"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Eritrea
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achaean
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adj 1: of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people
n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the
prehistoric Greeks [syn: Achaean, Achaian]
2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea [syn: Achaean,
Arcado-Cyprians]
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aegean
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the prehistoric
Aegean civilization
2: of or relating to or bordering the Aegean Sea; "Aegean
islands"
n 1: an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a
main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and
Greece and Rome and Persia [syn: Aegean, Aegean Sea]
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korean
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its
people or language; "Korean handicrafts"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean
language
2: the Altaic language spoken by Koreans
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european
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the
people of Europe; "European Community"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Europe
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galilean
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adj 1: of or relating to Galileo or his works
2: of or relating to Galilee or its inhabitants [syn:
Galilean, Galilaean]
n 1: an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ) [syn:
Galilean, Galilaean]
2: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by
Galileo [syn: Galilean satellite, Galilean]
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jacobean
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adj 1: of or relating to James I or his reign or times;
"Jacobean writers"
n 1: any distinguished personage during the reign of James I
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mycenaean
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or
its inhabitants; "Mycenaean bronzes"
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tennessean
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n 1: a native or resident of Tennessee [syn: Tennessean,
Volunteer]
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when
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behn
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behne
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benn
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brenn
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chien
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antenne
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beauchesne
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courchesne
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adrienne
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crimean
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breon
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keehan
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meehan
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rijn
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sheahan
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sheehan
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teahan
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teehan
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theon
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treon
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vian
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fujian
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mcgeean
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mckeon
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mckeone
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shahian
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sofian
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maccabean
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