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121spleen — spleenish, adj. /spleen/, n. 1. a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn out red blood cells, and as a… …
122thunderation — /thun deuh ray sheuhn/, interj. an exclamation of surprise or petulance. [1830 40, Amer.; THUNDER + ATION] * * * …
123womanly — womanliness, womanness, n. /woom euhn lee/, adj. 1. like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish. adv. 2. in the manner of, or befitting, a woman. [1250 1300; ME wommanli(che). See WOMAN, LY] Syn. 2. WOMANLY, WOMANLIKE, WOMANISH… …
124young — /yung/, adj., younger /yung geuhr/, youngest /yung gist/, n. adj. 1. being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman. 2. having the appearance, freshness, vigor, or other qualities of youth. 3. of or… …
125Jerome, Saint — born с 347, Stridon, Dalmatia died 419/420, Bethlehem, Palestine Church Father and biblical translator. Born into a wealthy Christian family in Dalmatia, he was educated there and in Rome. Baptized с 366, he spent most of the next 20 years in… …
126English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
127thunderation — interjection An exclamation of surprise, agitation or petulance. Thunderation! Ive lost my glasses! See Also: in thunderation …
128protervity — noun wantonness; waywardness; petulance; peevishness A vain and frail protervity, an envious prattling …
