celestial

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• celestial
• Pronunciation \s?-'les-ch?l,
• Function adjective
• Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French,
  from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky
  Date 14th century
• 1 of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or
  divinity
• ltcelestial beingsgt
• 2 of or relating to the sky or visible heavens
• ltthe sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodiesgt

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• circumvent
• Pronunciation \?s?r-k?m-'vent\
• Function transitive verb
• Etymology Latin circumventus, past participle of
  circumvenire, from circum- venire to come
  more at come
• Date 1539
• 1 a to hem in b to make a circuit around
• 2 to manage to get around especially by
  ingenuity or stratagem

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• hipster
• Pronunciation \'hip-st?r\
• Function noun Etymology 4hip
• Date 1940
• 1 a person who is unusually aware of and
  interested in new and unconventional patterns (as
  in jazz or fashion)

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• plague
• Pronunciation \'plag\
• Function noun
• Etymology Middle English plage, from Late Latin
  plaga, from Latin,
• blow akin to Latin plangere to strike more at
  plaint
• Date 14th century
• 1 a a disastrous evil or affliction  calamity
  b a destructively numerous
• influx lta plague of locustsgt 2 a an epidemic
  disease causing a high rate
• of mortality  pestilence called also black
  death

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• Plague is an infectious disease caused by the
  bacillus transmitted by
• the rat flea. It is primarily a disease of
  rodents, and epidemics in
• human beings originate in contact with the fleas
  of infected rodents.

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• The plague

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• regatta
• Pronunciation \ri-'gä-t?, -'ga-\
• Function noun
• Etymology Italian regata
• Date 1652
• 1 a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a
  series of such races

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• mandible
• Pronunciation \'man-d?-b?l\
• Function noun
• Etymology Middle English, from Late Latin
  mandibula, from Latin
• mandere to chew probably akin to Greek
  masasthai to chew
• Date 15th century
• 1 a jaw 1a especially  a lower jaw consisting
  of a single bone or completely fused bones

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• serene
• Pronunciation \s?-'ren\
• Function adjective
• Etymology Middle English, from Latin serenus
  clear, cloudless, untroubled Date 15th century
• 1 a clear and free of storms or unpleasant
  change ltserene skiesgt b shining bright and
  steady ltthe moon, serene in glory Alexander
  Popegt2 august used as part of a title ltHis
  Serene Highnessgt3 marked by or suggestive of
  utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude lt

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• preclude
• Pronunciation \pri-'klüd\
• Function transitive verb
• Etymology Latin praecludere, from prae-
  claudere to close more at close
• Date 1629
• preclude - keep from happening or arising make
  impossible
• Your role in the school play precludes your
  involvement in student council."

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• Romance
• Pronunciation \ro-'man(t)s, r?- 'ro-?\
• Function noun
• Etymology Middle English romauns, from
  Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French,
  from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as
  opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus
  Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank),
  from Latin, Roman Date 14th century
• 1 a (1) a medieval tale based on legend,
  chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural
  (2) a prose narrative treating imaginary
  characters involved in events remote in time or
  place and usually heroic, adventurous, or
  mysterious (3) a love story especially in the
  form of a novel

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• despicable
• Pronunciation \di-'spi-k?-b?l, 'des-(?)pi-\
• Function adjective
• Etymology Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin
  despicari to despise Date 1553
• 1 deserving to be despised  so worthless or
  obnoxious as to rouse moral
• Indignation ltdespicable behaviorgt synonyms
  see contemptible

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