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anomaly, noun \ə-ˈnä-mə-lē\
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something that is unusual or unexpected : something anomalous
1 the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun 2 : deviation from the common rule : irregularity 3 : something anomalous : something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified |
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anonymous, adjective \ə-ˈnä-nə-məs\
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not named or identified
: made or done by someone unknown : not distinct or noticeable : lacking interesting or unusual characteristics. Late Latin anonymus, from Greek anōnymos, from a- + onyma name — more at name |
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ambiguous, adjective \am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs\
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: able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning
: not expressed or understood clearly Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive — more at agen |
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ambivalence, noun \am-ˈbi-və-lən(t)s\
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1 : simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
2 a : continual fluctuation (as between one thing and its opposite) b : uncertainty as to which approach to follow — am·biv·a·lent adjective — am·biv·a·lent·ly adverb Origin of AMBIVALENCE |
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perennial, adjective \pə-ˈre-nē-əl\
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present at all seasons of the year 2 : persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part <perennial asters> 3 a : persistent, enduring <perennial favorites> b : continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual <the perennial quest for certainty> <a perennial student> c : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent <death is a perennial literary theme> — perennial noun — pe·ren·ni·al·ly adverb Latin perennis, from per- throughout + annus year — more at per-, annual |
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antiquated
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1: obsolete <an antiquated calendar>
2 : outmoded or discredited by reason of age : being out of style or fashion <antiquated methods of farming> 3 : advanced in age See antiquated defined for English-language learners » See antiquated defined for kids » Examples of ANTIQUATED |
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philanthropy, : noun \fə-ˈlan(t)-thrə-pē\
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1 : goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially : active effort to promote human welfare
2 a : an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes b : an organization distributing or supported by funds set aside for humanitarian purposes See philanthropy defined for English-language learners » See philanthropy defined for kids » Late Latin philanthropia, from Greek philanthrōpia, from philanthrōpos loving people, from phil- + anthrōpos human being |
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misanthrope, noun \ˈmi-sən-ˌthrōp\
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a person who hates or distrusts humankind
a person who does not like other people |
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antagonoun \an-ˈta-gə-nist\nist,
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1 one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent
2 : an agent of physiological antagonism: as a : a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is paired —called also antagonistic muscle b : a chemical that acts within the body to reduce the physiological activity of another chemical substance (as an opiate); especially : one that opposes the action on the nervous system of a drug or a substance occurring naturally in the body by combining with and blocking its nervous receptor — compare agonist 2b |
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antipathy, noun \an-ˈti-pə-thē\
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obsolete : opposition in feeling
2 : settled aversion or dislike 3 : an object of aversion See antipathy defined for English-language learners » Latin antipathia, from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs of opposite feelings, from anti- + pathos experience — more at pathos |
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autonomous, adjective \ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs\
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1 : of, relating to, or marked by autonomy
2 a : having the right or power of self-government b : undertaken or carried on without outside control : self-contained <an autonomous school system> 3 a : existing or capable of existing independently <an autonomous zooid> b : responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole <an autonomous growth> 4 : controlled by the autonomic nervous system — au·ton·o·mous·ly adverb Greek autonomos independent, from aut- + nomos law — more at nimble |
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autopsy, noun \ˈȯ-ˌtäp-sē, ˈȯ-təp-\
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1: an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease —called also necropsy
2 : a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past — autopsy transitive verb |
