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61ossification — noun Date: 1697 1. a. the natural process of bone formation b. the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance 2. a mass or particle of ossified tissue 3. a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile …
62pedant — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pedante Date: 1588 1. obsolete a male schoolteacher 2. a. one who makes a show of knowledge b. one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c. a… …
63pedantic — adjective Date: circa 1600 1. of, relating to, or being a pedant 2. narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned 3. unimaginative, pedestrian • pedantically adverb …
64pedestrianism — noun Date: 1809 1. a. the practice of walking b. fondness for walking for exercise or recreation 2. the quality or state of being unimaginative or commonplace …
65prosaic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose Date: circa 1656 1. a. characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry ; factual b. dull, unimaginative < prosaic advice > 2. everyday, ordinary …
66flat-footed — I. adjective Date: 1601 1. affected with flatfoot; broadly walking with a dragging or shambling gait 2. a. firm and well balanced on the feet b. free from reservation ; forthright < had an honest flat footed way of saying a thing > 3. not ready …
67pedestrian — I. adjective Etymology: Latin pedestr , pedester, literally, going on foot, from ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 1716 1. commonplace, unimaginative 2. a. going or performed on foot b. of, relating to, or designed for walking < a pedestrian mall …
68Astrobiology — (from Greek gr. ἄστρον, astron , constellation, star ; gr. βίος, bios , life ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is the interdisciplinary study of life in the Universe, combining aspects of astronomy, biology and geology. [http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/… …
69Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen — Archduke Charles of Austria redirects here. For other uses, see Archduke Charles of Austria (disambiguation). Archduke Charles Duke of Teschen Tenure 1822 1847 Predecessor …
70Fermi paradox — The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.The extreme age of the universe and its …
