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  • 91New American Poetry, 1945-1960, The —    Donald Allen, ed. (1960)    This landmark anthology, edited by Donald M(erriam) Allen (1912–2004), introduced Beat poets and other avant garde post–World War II poets to a wide reading audience on its publication by Grove Press in 1960. It… …

    Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • 92need — 1 /ni:d/ verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 MUST to feel that you must have something or must do something; require: need sth: That was what I needed strong, hot coffee. | I don t need your approval, thank you very much. | need to do sth: I… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93reconciliation — noun 1) the reconciliation of the disputants Syn: reuniting, reunion, bringing together (again), conciliation, reconcilement, rapprochement, fence mending; pacification, appeasement, placating, mollification 2) a reconciliation of their… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 94botch — vb Botch, bungle, fumble, muff, cobble mean to handle or treat awkwardly or unskillfully. Botch may imply repairing or mending, but it frequently implies a making or forming by patching or by putting together out of pieces. It consistently… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 95relationship */*/*/ — UK [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp] / US [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌʃɪp] noun [countable] Word forms relationship : singular relationship plural relationships Metaphor: Relationships between people or groups are like physical connections. Having a good relationship is like… …

    English dictionary

  • 96παλινδορία — παλινδορίᾱ , παλινδορία mending of shoes fem nom/voc/acc dual παλινδορίᾱ , παλινδορία mending of shoes fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 97Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 98mend — [mend] vt. [ME menden, aphetic < amenden,AMEND] 1. to repair (something broken, torn, or worn); restore to good condition; make whole; fix 2. to make better; improve; reform; set right [to mend one s manners] 3. to atone for; make amends for:… …

    English World dictionary

  • 99fixing — noun 1. the act of putting something in working order again (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑repair, ↑fix, ↑fixture, ↑mend, ↑mending, ↑reparation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 100patching — noun the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it • Derivationally related forms: ↑patch • Hypernyms: ↑repair, ↑fix, ↑fixing, ↑fixture, ↑mend, ↑mending, ↑ …

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