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  • 121To make dainty — Dainty Dain ty, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.] 1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Full many a deynt[ e] horse had he in stable. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Note: Hence the proverb dainty maketh dearth, i. e., rarity makes …

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  • 122Want — (277), n. [Originally an adj., from Icel. vant, neuter of vanr lacking, deficient. [root]139. See {Wane}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; …

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  • 123paucity — noun Etymology: Middle English paucite, from Latin paucitat , paucitas, from paucus little more at few Date: 15th century 1. smallness of number ; fewness 2. smallness of quantity ; dearth …

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  • 124poverty — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo French poverté, from Latin paupertat , paupertas, from pauper poor more at poor Date: 12th century 1. a. the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount… …

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  • 125-th — I. see eth II. adjective suffix or eth Etymology: Middle English the, te, from Old English tha, ta; akin to Old High German do th, Latin tus, Greek tos, Sanskrit tha used in forming ordinal numbers < hundredth > < fortieth > III …

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  • 126Antidepressant — Fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI The chemical structure of …

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  • 127Alameda, California — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Alameda, California settlement type = City nickname = The Island CityFact|date=September 2007 imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location in the state of California and&#8230; …

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  • 128Classics — For other uses, see Classics (disambiguation). Classical literature redirects here. For literature in classical languages outside the Graeco Roman sphere, see Ancient literature. Classicist redirects here. For the art movement, see Classicist&#8230; …

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