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  • 111to take into account — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 112Vocalic — Vo*cal ic (v[ o]*k[a^]l [i^]k), a. [L. vocalis (sc. littera) a vowel. See {Vocal}, a.] Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds. Earle. [1913 Webster] The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. Sir W. Scott. [1913… …

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  • 113Water line — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 114Whapper — Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 115Whopper — Whapper Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 116whopper — Whapper Whap per, Whopper Whop per, n. [See {Whap}.] Something uncommonly large of the kind; something astonishing; applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998) usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 117Wicked — Wick ed (w[i^]k [e^]d), a. [OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See {Witch}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law;… …

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  • 118elephant — noun (plural elephants; also elephant) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French olifant, elefant, from L. elephantus, from Greek elephant , elephas Date: 14th century 1. any of a family… …

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  • 119Goody Two-shoes — noun Usage: often capitalized S Etymology: from Goody Two Shoes, heroine of a children s story perhaps by Oliver Goldsmith Date: 1934 a person who is goody goody; also a person who is uncommonly good • goody two shoes adjective …

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  • 120uncommon — adjective Date: circa 1576 1. not ordinarily encountered ; unusual < an uncommon plant > 2. remarkable, exceptional < a soldier of uncommon courage > Synonyms: see infrequent • uncommonly adverb • …

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