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  • 41leptocephaly — A malformation characterized by an abnormally tall, narrow cranium. [lepto + G. kephale, head] * * * lep·to·ceph·a·ly .lep tō sef ə lē, Brit also kef n, pl lies abnormal narrowness and tallness of the skull * * * lep·to·ceph·a·ly (lep″to… …

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  • 42stenocephaly — Marked narrowness of the head. SYN: stenocephalia. [steno + G. kephale, head] * * * steno·ceph·a·ly (sten″o sefґə le) [steno + cephaly] excessive narrowness of the head. stenocephalous adj …

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  • 43Ozploitation — (a portmanteau of Australia and exploitation) films are a type of low budget horror, comedy and action films made in Australia after the introduction of the R rating in 1971[citation needed]. The year also marked the beginnings of the Australian… …

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  • 44London Bridge —    Extends across the River Thames from Adelaide Place and King William Street to High Street, Southwark. Architect, J. Rennie.    Erected 1824 31. Opened by King William IV. in 1831.    It is made of granite, with 5 elliptical arches (Gent. Mag …

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  • 45Coherence (The philosophy of) — Green, Bosanquet and the philosophy of coherence Gerald F.Gaus INTRODUCTION Along with F.H.Bradley (Bradley, F.H.), T.H.Green and Bernard Bosanquet were the chief figures in what is commonly called British idealism. Bradley is widely regarded as… …

    History of philosophy

  • 46breadth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measure from side to side Nouns breadth, width, broadness, scope, extent, latitude, amplitude, spaciousness, expanse, beam; diameter, bore, caliber, radius; thickness, bulk, corpulence (See size). See… …

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  • 47narrow — {{11}}narrow (adj.) O.E. nearu narrow, constricted, limited; petty; causing difficulty, oppressive; strict, severe, from W.Gmc. *narwaz narrowness (Cf. Fris. nar, O.S. naru, M.Du. nare, Du. naar); not found in other Germanic languages and of… …

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  • 48narrow —    obsolete    miserly    Not widespread in generosity:     Archibald, Duke of Argyle, was narrow in his ordinary expenses. (J. Boswell, 1773)    Narrowness was stinginess:     Dr Johnson said, I ought to write down a collection of the instances… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 49straitness — n. 1. Strictness, rigor, severity, narrowness. 2. Difficulty, distress, trouble. 3. Want, scarcity, insufficiency, narrowness …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 50στενοφυλλία — στενοφυλλίᾱ , στενοφυλλία narrowness of leaf fem nom/voc/acc dual στενοφυλλίᾱ , στενοφυλλία narrowness of leaf fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)