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absinth
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n 1: strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise [syn:
absinth, absinthe]
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absinthe
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n 1: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having
a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe [syn:
common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love,
Artemisia absinthium]
2: strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise [syn:
absinth, absinthe]
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amaranth
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n 1: seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central
and South America
2: any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense
plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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billionth
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adj 1: the ordinal number of one billion in counting order
n 1: position 1,000,000,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a billion equal parts [syn: one-billionth,
billionth]
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coelacanth
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n 1: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous
period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa [syn:
coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae]
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eighteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the seventeenth in position [syn:
eighteenth, 18th]
n 1: position 18 in a countable series of things
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eleventh
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adj 1: coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth
in position [syn: eleventh, 11th]
n 1: position 11 in a countable series of things
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fifteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the fourteenth and just before the
sixteenth in position [syn: fifteenth, 15th]
n 1: position 15 in a countable series of things
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fourteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the thirteenth in position [syn:
fourteenth, 14th]
n 1: position 14 in a countable series of things
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hyacinth
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n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
[syn: hyacinth, jacinth]
2: any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
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labyrinth
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n 1: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to
get lost [syn: maze, labyrinth]
2: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with
hearing and equilibrium [syn: inner ear, internal ear,
labyrinth]
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millionth
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adj 1: the ordinal number of one million in counting order
n 1: position 1,000,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a million equal parts [syn: one-millionth,
millionth]
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month
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n 1: one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid
the bill last month" [syn: calendar month, month]
2: a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month
to pay the bill"
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nineteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the eighteenth in position [syn:
nineteenth, 19th]
n 1: position 19 in a countable series of things
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ninth
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adj 1: coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in
position [syn: ninth, 9th]
n 1: position nine in a countable series of things; "going into
the ninth they were a run ahead"
2: one part in nine equal parts [syn: one-ninth, ninth]
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nth
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adj 1: last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; "to the
nth degree" [syn: nth, n-th]
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plinth
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n 1: an architectural support or base (as for a column or
statue) [syn: pedestal, plinth, footstall]
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quintillionth
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adj 1: the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order
n 1: one part in a quintillion equal parts [syn: one-
quintillionth, quintillionth]
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seventeenth
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adj 1: coming next after the sixteenth in position [syn:
seventeenth, 17th]
n 1: position 17 in a countable series of things
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seventh
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adj 1: coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in
position [syn: seventh, 7th]
n 1: position seven in a countable series of things
2: one part in seven equal parts [syn: one-seventh, seventh]
3: the musical interval between one note and another seven notes
away from it
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sixteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the fifteenth in position [syn:
sixteenth, 16th]
n 1: position 16 in a countable series of things
2: one part in sixteen equal parts [syn: one-sixteenth,
sixteenth, sixteenth part]
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tenth
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adj 1: coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh
in position [syn: tenth, 10th]
n 1: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts [syn: one-
tenth, tenth, tenth part, ten percent]
2: position ten in a countable series of things
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thirteenth
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adj 1: coming next after the twelfth in position [syn:
thirteenth, 13th]
n 1: position 13 in a countable series of things
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thousandth
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adj 1: the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
[syn: thousandth, 1000th]
n 1: position 1,000 in a countable series of things
2: one part in a thousand equal parts [syn: one-thousandth,
thousandth]
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trillionth
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adj 1: the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order
n 1: one part in a trillion equal parts [syn: one-trillionth,
trillionth]
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umpteenth
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adj 1: last in an indefinitely numerous series [syn:
umpteenth, umteenth, umptieth]
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corinth
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n 1: the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city
that was second only to Athens [syn: Corinth,
Korinthos]
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helminth
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n 1: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates
especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes [syn:
helminth, parasitic worm]
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perianth
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n 1: collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting
of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and
pistils [syn: perianth, chlamys, floral envelope,
perigone, perigonium]
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tragacanth
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n 1: a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing
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jacinth
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n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
[syn: hyacinth, jacinth]
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colocynth
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