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Webster's NewWorld Dictionary
01-01-1988
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chiliad
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 chil|i|ad (kil'e ad) n. 1. a thousand; group of 1,000 2. 1,000 years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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great year
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 great year one full cycle of precession of the equinoxes, equal to c. 25,800 years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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yesteryear
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 yes|ter|year (-yir) n., adv. [Old Poet.] 1. last year 2. (in) past years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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vicennial
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 vi|cen|ni|al (vi sen'e l) adj. 1. happening every twenty years 2. lasting twenty years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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ionium
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 i|o|ni|um (i o'ne m) n. a radioactive isotope of thorium having a mass number of 230 and a half-life of 8 10(4) years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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triennium
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 tri|en|ni|um (tri en'e m) n., -ni|ums or -ni|a (-) a period of three years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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quadrennium
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 quad|ren|ni|um (kw dren'e m) n., -ni|ums or -ni|a (-) a period of four years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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afterlife
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 af|ter|life (-lif) n. 1. a life after death 2. the part of one's life after a previous part; one's later years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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biennium
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 bi|en|ni|um (bi en'e m) n., -ni|ums or -nia (-) a period of two years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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septenary
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sep|te|nar|y (sep't ner|e, sep ten'r e) adj. 1. of the number seven 2. consisting of or forming a group of seven 3. septennial--n., -nar|ies a group or set of seven, esp. seven years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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light whiskey
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 light whiskeya light-colored, mild whiskey aged in new or used casks for not less than four years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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nonaggression pact
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 non|ag|gres|sion pact (nn| gresh'n) an agreement between two nations not to attack each other, usually for a specified period of years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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biennale
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 bi|en|na|le (be|n 'le) n. a biennial show; esp., an art show held every two years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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juvenile court
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 juvenile court a law court for cases involving young persons under a specified age, usually 18 years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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nova
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...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 no|va (no'v) n., -vae (-ve) or -vas Astron. a type of variable...magnitudes, and then decreases in brightness over a period of months to years Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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