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PHOBIA
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FEAR, DISLIKE, AVERSION
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ACROPHOBIA
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FEAR OF BEING AT A GREAT HEIGHT
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AGORAPHOBIA
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FEAR OF OPEN PLACES
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ANGLOPHOBIA
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DISLIKE OF ENGLAND OR THE ENGLISH
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
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FEAR OF ENCLOSED OR NARROW SPACES
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GERMANOPHOBIA
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DISLIKE OF GERMANY OR THE GERMANS
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HYDROPHOBIA
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1. ABNORMAL FEAR OF WATER
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MONOPHOBIA
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FEAR OF BEING ALONE
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PHOTOPHOBIA
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MORBID AVERSION TO LIGHT
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XENOPHOBIA
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AVERSION TO FOREIGNERS
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PHILANTHROPIST
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LOVER OF HUMANITY; PERSON ACTIVE IN PROMOTING HUMAN WELFARE
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PHILANTHROPY
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LOVE OF HUMANITY, ESPECIALLY AS SHOWN IN DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL USEFUL CAUSES
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PHILATELIST
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STAMP COLLECTOR
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PHILATELY
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COLLECTION AND STUDY OF STAMPS
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PHILHARMONIC
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PERTAINING TO A MUSICAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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PHILHELLENISM
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SUPPORT OF GREECE OR GREEKS
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PHILOGYNY
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LOVE OF WOMEN
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PHILOLOGY
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STUDY (LOVE) OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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PHILOSOPHER
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LOVER OF, OR SEARCHER FOR, WISDOM OR KNOWLEDGE; PERSON WHO REGULATES HIS OR HER LIFE BY THE LIGHT OF REASON
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ANGLOPHILE
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SUPPORTER OF ENGLAND OR THE ENGLISH
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AUDIOPHILE
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ONE WHO IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIGH-FIDELITY SOUND REPRODUCTION ON RECORDS AND TAPES
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BIBLIOPHILE
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LOVER OF BOOKS
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FRANCOPHILE
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SUPPORTER OF FRANCE OR THE FRENCH
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MISANDRY
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HATRED OF MALES
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MISANTHROPE
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HATER OF HUMANITY
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MISANTHROPY
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HATRED OF HUMANITY
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MISOGAMY
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HATRED OF MARRIAGE
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MISOGYNY
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HATRED OF WOMEN
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MISOLOGY
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HATRED OF ARGUMENT, REASONING, OR DISCUSSION
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MISONEISM
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HATRED OF ANYTHING NEW
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DYSENTERY
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INFLAMMATION OF THE LARGE INTESTINE
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DYSFUNCTION
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ABNORMAL FUNCTIONING, AS OF AN ORGAN OF THE BODY
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DYSLEXIA
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IMPAIRMENT OF THE ABILITY TO READ
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DYSLOGISTIC
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EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL OR CENSURE; UNCOMLIMENTARY
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DYSPEPSIA
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DIFFICULT DIGESTION; INDIGESTION
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DYSPHAGIA
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DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING
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DYSPHASIA
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SPEECH DIFFICULTY RESULTING FROM BRAIN INJURY
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DYSPHORIA
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SENSE OF GREAT UNHAPPINESS OR DISSATISFACTION
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DYSTOPIA
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IMAGINARY PLACE WHERE LIVING CONDITIONS ARE DREADFUL
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DYSTROPHY
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FAULTY NUTRITION
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EUGENICS
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SCIENCE DEALING WITH IMPROVING THE HEREDITARY QUALITIES OF THE HUMAN RACE
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EULOGIZE
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WRITE OR SPEAK IN PRAISE OF SOMEONE
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EUPEPSIA
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GOOD DIGESTION
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EUPHEMISM
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SUBSTITUTION OF A 'GOOD' EXPRESSION FOR AN UNPLEASANT ONE
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EUPHONIOUS
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PLEASING IN SOUND
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EUPHORIA
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SENSE OF GREAT HAPPINESS OR WELL-BEING
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EUTHANASIA
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CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE OF MERCIFULLY PUTTING TO DEATH A PERSON SUFFERING FROM AN INCURABLE, PAINFULLY DISTRESSING DISEASE
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EUTHENICS
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SCIENCE DEALING WITH IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS
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MACROCOSM
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GREAT WORLD; UNIVERSE
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MACRON
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HORIZONTAL MARK INDICATING THAT THE VOWEL OVER WHICH IT IS PLACED IS LONG
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MACROSCOPIC
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LARGE ENOUGH TO BE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
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MICROBE
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MICROSCOPIC LIVING ANIMAL OR PLANT; MICROORGANISM
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MICROBICIDE
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AGENT THAT DESTROYS MICROBES
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MICRODONT
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HAVING SMALL TEETH
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MICROFILM
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FILM OF A VERY SMALL SIZE
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MICROGRAM
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MILLIONTH OF A GRAM
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MICROMETER
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MILLIONTH OF A METER
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AMORAL
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NOT MORAL; WITHOUT A SENSE OF MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
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AMORPHOUS
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WITHOUT (HAVING NO) DEFINITE FORM OR SHAPE
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ANARCHY
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TOTAL ABSENCE OF RULE OR GOVERNMENT; CONFUSION; DISORDER
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ANEMIA
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LACK OF A NORMAL NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS
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ANESTHESIA
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LOSS OF FEELING OR SENSATION RESULTING FROM ETHER, CHLOROFORM, NOVOCAINE, ETC.
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ANESTHETIC
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DRUG THAT PRODUCES ANESTHESIA
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ANHYDROUS
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DESTITUTE OF (WITHOUT) WATER
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ANOMALOUS
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NOT NORMAL; ABNORMAL
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ANOMALY
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DEVIATION FROM THE COMMON RULE
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ANONYMOUS
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NAMELESS; OF UNKNOWN OR UNNAMED ORIGIN
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ANOXIA
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DEPRIVATION OF OXYGEN
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APNEA
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TEMPORARY CESSATION OF BREATHING
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ASEPTIC
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FREE FROM DISEASE-CAUSING ORGANISMS
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ASYMPTOMATIC
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SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE
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ATHEISM
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GODLESSNESS; DENIAL OF THE EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING
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ATROPHY
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LACK OF GROWTH FROM DISUSE OR WANT OF NOURISHMENT
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ATYPICAL
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UNLIKE THE TYPICAL
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MONARCHY
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RULE BY A SINGLE PERSON
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MONOCHROMATIC
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OF ONE COLOR
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MONOCLE
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EYEGLASS FOR ONE EYE
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MONOGAMY
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MARRIAGE WITH ONE MATE AT A TIME
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MONOGRAM
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TWO OR MORE LETTERS INTERWOVEN TO REPRESENT A NAME
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MONOGRAPH
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WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A SINGLE THING OR CLASS OF THINGS
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MONOLITH
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SINGLE STONE OF LARGE SIZE
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MONOLOG(UE)
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LONG SPEECH BY ONE PERSON IN A GROUP
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MONOMANIA
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EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION ON ONE IDEA OR SUBJECT
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MONOMORPHIC
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HAVING A SINGLE FORM
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MONOSYLLABIC
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HAVING ONE SYLLABLE
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MONOTHEISM
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BELIEF THAT THERE IS ONE GOD
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MONOTONOUS
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CONTINUING IN AN UNCHANGING TONE
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POLYARCHY
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RULE BY MANY
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POLYCHROMATIC
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HAVING A VARIETY OF COLORS; MULTICOLORED
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POLYGAMY
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MARRIAGE TO SEVERAL MATES AT THE SAME TIME
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POLYGLOT
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PERSON WHO SPEAKS SEVERAL LANGUAGES
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POLYGLOT
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PERSON WHO SPEAKS SEVERAL LANGUAGES
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POLYGON
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CLOSED PLANE FIGURE HAVING MANY SIDES AND ANGLES
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POLYMORPHIC
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HAVING VARIOUS FORMS
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POLYPHONIC
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HAVING MANY SOUNDS OR VOICES
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POLYSYLLABIC
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HAVING MORE THAN THREE SYLLABLES
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POLYTECHNIC
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DEALING WITH MANY TECHNICAL ARTS OR SCIENCES
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POLYTHEISM
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BELIEF THAT THERE IS A PLURALITY OF GODS
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PHOBIA
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'FEAR' 'DISLIKE' 'AVERSION'
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PHIL (PHILO)
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'LOVING' 'FOND OF'
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MIS
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'HATE'
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DYS
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'BAD' 'ILL' 'DIFFICULT'
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EU
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'GOOD' 'WELL' 'ADVANTAGEOUS'
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MACRO
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'LARGE' 'LONG'
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MICRO
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'SMALL' 'MINUTE'
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A (AN)
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'NOT' 'WITHOUT'
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MONO
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'ONE' 'SINGLE' 'ALONE'
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POLY
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'MANY'
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