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an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
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make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
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the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
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a quick look around (originally military slang)
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refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England
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small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
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rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
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an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs
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breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
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any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting
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breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
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a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
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breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
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rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle
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a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
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black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
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dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
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large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
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originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
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common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
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a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
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breed of small ponies originally from Wales
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heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland
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one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery
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long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire
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a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland
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a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons
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a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India
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an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum
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a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages
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a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair
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a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
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high quality porcelain originally made only in China
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a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body
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a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
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lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
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a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
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street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
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any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
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a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country
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(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
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a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
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a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
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a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
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(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
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barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England
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a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
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a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head
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a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
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the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
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the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
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the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions
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the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
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a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
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a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
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06405891-n:
a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
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the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament
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one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
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a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)
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a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
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a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
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the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches
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light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
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thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
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small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
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variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes
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oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
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a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
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a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
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pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
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sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
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a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks
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an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia
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a terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s
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a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
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a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
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a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism
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a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
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(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
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an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
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originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
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a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers
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a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
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an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies
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a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
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a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
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largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
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(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
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a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
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a member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin
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an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
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a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)
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a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch
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United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)
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United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980)
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Danish ethnologist and Arctic explorer; led expeditions into the Arctic to find support for his theory that Eskimos and North American Indians originally migrated from Asia (1879-1933)
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a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
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marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
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annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
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widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa
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black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux
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a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
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the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
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(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women
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a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
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a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
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a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
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originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins
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a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
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