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  • 61japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 62Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 63Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Europe) — Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted Europe and related subjects extensively. The leak, which began on 28 November 2010, occurred when the website of WikiLeaks an international new media non profit organisation that… …

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  • 66bummer — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, annoyance, bandit, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blight, blighter, bo, brigand, budmash, bum, cadger, caitiff, care,… …

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  • 67unfortunate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unlucky, hapless, ill fated, ill starred, star crossed, luckless, unsuccessful, abortive, disastrous, ruinous; short or out of luck, SOL, behind the eight ball, jinxed, hexed (all sl.). See… …

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  • 68Bibliography —    I. INTRODUCTION    The bibliography is arranged by classes and subclasses. With very few exceptions, only works published after 1945 have been included. For historical works, one should consult George Black s A Gypsy Bibliography (Edinburgh:… …

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  • 69crocodile tears — noun a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager s dilemma politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrisy, ↑lip service * * * noun… …

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  • 70tragical — adjective very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction a tragic face a tragic plight a tragic accident • Syn: ↑tragic • Similar to: ↑sad • Derivationall …

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