common+talk

  • 101hearsay — n. Rumor, report, fame, bruit, common talk, town talk …

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  • 102col|lo´qui|al|ness — col|lo|qui|al «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are… …

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  • 103col|lo´qui|al|ly — col|lo|qui|al «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are… …

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  • 104col|lo|qui|al — «kuh LOH kwee uhl», adjective. 1. used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; conversational: »“The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw” and “That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!” are colloquial… …

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  • 105Empress Dowager Cixi — 慈禧太后 Regent of the Qing Dynasty Regency 11 November 1861 – 15 November 1908 ( 1000000000000004700000047 years, 100000000000000040000004 days …

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  • 106Lodge Committee — The Lodge Committee was a U.S. Senate committee which held hearings to investigate allegations of war crimes in the Philippine American War. The hearings commenced on January 31, 1902ref|start and adjourned on June 28, 1902.ref|finish They were… …

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  • 107Hearsay — Hear say (h[=e]r s[=a] ), n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. [1913 Webster] Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and… …

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  • 108Hearsay evidence — Hearsay Hear say (h[=e]r s[=a] ), n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. [1913 Webster] Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life… …

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  • 109Quiz — (kw[i^]z), n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by… …

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  • 110Report — Re*port (r[ e]*p[=o]rt ), n. [Cf. F. rapport. See {Report}.v. t.] 1. That which is reported. Specifically: (a) An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation. From Thetis sent as spies to… …

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