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PLACEGETTER |
One of first three |
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PLACEBETTER |
One of first three |
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SYNOPTIC |
One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See
Synoptist. |
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CONSUL |
One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to
1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul. |
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CUNIFORM |
One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,
second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external,
middle, and internal, or... |
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AMPHIBRACH |
A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the
first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the
accented syllable takes th... |
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MATADOR |
...e deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red
one. ... |
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JUNIOR |
Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in
American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the
fourth or final ye... |
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CRESCENT |
Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first
instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the
second by Rene of Anjou, in ... |
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MYRIAPODA |
...all of which bear true jointed legs.
They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and
numerous trachaae, similar to those of tru... |
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ENDOGEN |
...irst leaves alternate. The endogens
constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and included all
palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes,... |
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LEVER |
A rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point,
or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where
forces are ap... |
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TIDE |
...ittle more than
twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and
moon (the influence of the latter being three times that of... |