congeries

  • 21congeries —   n. conglomeration; heap or mess …

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  • 22congeries — n. (pl. same) a disorderly collection; a mass or heap. Etymology: L, formed as congest …

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  • 23Nabokov's Congeries — 1st edition (publ. Viking Press) Nabokov s Congeries was a collection of work by Vladimir Nabokov published in 1968 and reprinted in 1971 as The Portable Nabokov. Because Nabokov supervised its production less than a decade before he died, it is… …

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  • 24congerie — {{hw}}{{congerie}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. Massa di cose confuse; SIN. Accozzaglia, ammasso …

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  • 25congère — [ kɔ̃ʒɛr ] n. f. • 1866; très antérieur dans les dial. (Centre; Alpes); lat. congeries, de congerere « accumuler » ♦ Amas de neige entassée par le vent (cf. région. Banc de neige). « des banquises où moutonnent des congères » (Beauvoir). ●… …

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  • 26con|ge|ry — «kon JIHR ee, KON juh ree», noun, plural ries. = congeries: (Cf. ↑congeries) »The author reveals a congery of opinions (August Heckscher). ╂[back formation < congeries] …

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  • 28Yog-Sothoth — ( The Lurker at the Threshold , The Key and the Gate , The Beyond One , Opener of the Way , The All in One and the One in All ) is a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos and the Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft. Yog Sothoth s name was first… …

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  • 29international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 30United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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