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  • 81ACOLU THUS — vide mor dicenda. Ac Α᾿κολουθία, in Liturgicis Graecorum libris, Getasimo Ulacho Thesaura quadrilingui, Officiumest. Τελετν`. Ο῎ργια. Μυςταγωγία. Τ῾μνῳδία. Γ μνος. Κανών.Typicum Sabae c. 12. Α᾿ναςτάςιμος ἀκολουθία οὐ Ψάλλεται, Hymnus… …

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  • 82Ae|gis|thus — «ih JIHS thuhs», n Greek Legend. the lover of Clytemnestra, and her accomplice in murdering her husband, Agamemnon. He was, in turn, killed by Agamemnon s son, Orestes …

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  • 83ag|a|pan|thus — «AG uh PAN thuhs», noun. any one of the varieties of a South African perennial plant of the amaryllis family, including the African lily, with clusters of blue or white flowers with yellow anthers: »Agapanthus is in full bloom on the mountain in… …

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  • 84ai|lan|thus — «ay LAN thuhs», noun. a tree native to Asia with many leaves and clusters of small, greenish flowers, often used as a shade tree; tree of heaven. The flowers of some ailanthus trees have a somewhat disagreeable odor. ╂[alteration of New Latin… …

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  • 85am|i|an|thus — «AM ee AN thuhs», noun. a variety of asbestos with long, flexible, pearly white fibers. ╂[< Latin amiantus < Greek amíantos (líthos) (literally) undefiled stone < a not + miaínein to defile] …

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  • 86cal|a|thus — «KAL uh thuhs», noun, plural thi « thy». a basket shaped like a vase, often a symbol of fruitfulness, especially in ancient sculpture or pottery. ╂[< Latin calathus < Greek kálathos vase shaped basket] …

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  • 87can|thus — «KAN thuhs», noun, plural thi « thy». the outer or inner angle or corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet. ╂[< Late Latin canthus < Greek kanthós] …

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  • 88ce|a|no|thus — «SEE uh NOH thuhs», noun. any plant of a genus of shrubs of the buckthorn family, many native to the western United States and Canada, and many cultivated for their clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers. ╂[< New Latin Ceanothus < Greek… …

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  • 89cli|an|thus — «kly AN thuhs», noun. any plant of a genus of shrubs or vines of the pea family, native to Australia and New Zealand and cultivated for their handsome flowers, as the glory pea. ╂[< New Lin Clianthus < Greek kl fame, glory + ánthos flower] …

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  • 90Comp|sog|na|thus — «komp SOG nuh thuhs», noun. a very small dinosaur with a big head and large, sharp teeth, distributed throughout the world from the middle Triassic through the Cretaceous. It measured only 2½ feet long, including its tail. ╂[< New Latin… …

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