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  • 41glad tidings — glad news/tidings/old fashioned phrase news that makes people happy Thesaurus: general words for information, news and factssynonym Main entry: glad …

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  • 42glad to see the back of — glad/happy/pleased/to see the back of informal phrase happy when you no longer have to deal with someone or something because they are annoying or unpleasant I was glad to see the back of that computer – it was nothing but trouble. can’t wait to… …

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  • 43glad|i|ate — «GLAD ee ayt, GLAY dee », adjective. Botany. sword shaped. ╂[< Latin gladius sword + English ate1] …

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  • 44glad|i|a|to|ri|al — «GLAD ee uh TR ee uhl, TOHR », adjective. 1. of or having to do with gladiators or their combats. 2. Figurative. of or having to do with debates or disputes …

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  • 45glad|i|a|tor — «GLAD ee AY tuhr», noun. 1. a slave, captive, or paid fighter who fought at the public shows in the arenas in ancient Rome. 2. a skilled contender in any fight or struggle: »Figurative. Intellectual gladiators, each trying his strength against… …

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  • 46glad|i|o|la — «GLAD ee OH luh, gluh DY uh », noun. = gladiolus. (Cf. ↑gladiolus) ╂[variant of gladiolus (perhaps misunderstood as gladiolas, plural)] …

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  • 47glad|i|o|lus — «GLAD ee OH luhs, gluh DY uh », noun, plural li « ly», lus|es. 1. a plant with spikes of large, silky, handsome flowers in various colors and with sword shaped leaves growing from bulblike underground stems. It belongs to the iris family. 2. the… …

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  • 48Glad|stone — «GLAD stohn, stuhn», noun. 1. a four wheeled carriage with a folding top, two inside seats, and outside seats for the driver and footman. 2. = Gladstone bag. (Cf. ↑Gladstone bag) ╂[< William Ewart Gladstone, 1809 1898, a British statesman] …

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  • 49Glad|sto|ni|an — «glad STOH nee uhn», adjective. of or characteristic of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister four times in the reign of Queen Victoria …

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  • 50Glad to Be Unhappy — is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes by Doris Carson and David Morris. In the 1937 London production, it was sung by Gina Malo and Eddie Pola. The song was… …

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