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121Scheisskopf — Also covered in this article are the minor characters Mrs Scheisskopf, and her friend Dori Duz. Scheisskopf is a minor fictional character in the novel Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, who is promoted through the ranks from Lieutenant to First… …
122International Imitation Hemingway Competition — Also known as The Bad Hemingway Contest, The International Imitation Hemingway Competition is an annual writing competition held in Century City, California. Held for nearly thirty years, the festival pays mock homage to Ernest Hemingway by… …
123aah — also ah intransitive verb Date: 1843 to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise < oohing and aahing at the fireworks > • aah also ah noun …
124Abenaki — also Abnaki noun (plural Abenaki or Abenakis; also Abnaki or Abnakis) Etymology: Eastern Abenaki wαpánahki, Western Abenaki wǫbanakii, literally, dawn land people, easterners Date: 1721 1. a member of a group of …
125-able — also ible adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin abilis, ibilis, from a , i , verb stem vowels + bilis capable or worthy of 1. capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) chiefly in… …
126absorbent — also absorbant adjective Etymology: Latin absorbent , absorbens, present participle of absorbēre Date: 1718 able to absorb < as absorbent as a sponge > • absorbent also absorbant noun …
127acidophil — also acidophile noun Date: circa 1900 a substance, tissue, or organism that stains readily with acid stains • acidophil also acidophile adjective …
128ackee — also akee noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1794 the fruit of an African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family grown in the Caribbean area, Florida, and Hawaii for its white or yellowish fleshy aril that is edible when ripe but is… …
