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  • 81pan|a|ce|an — «PAN uh SEE uhn», adjective. of the nature of a panacea …

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  • 82Pan|a|ma|ni|an — «PAN uh MAY nee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Panama. –n. a person born or living in Panama: »Most Panamanians are of mixed white, Indian, and Negro ancestry (John and Mavis Biesanz) …

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  • 83pan|a|ma — «PAN uh mah, m», noun. 1. a) a fine hat woven from the young leaves of a palmlike plant of Central and South America, especially the jipijapa plant. b) any hat made in imitation of this: »Worsted flannels…and cotton and tropical panamas (Sunday… …

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  • 84pan|da — «PAN duh», noun. 1. a bearlike mammal of Tibet and parts of southern and southwestern China, mostly white with black legs and shoulders; giant panda. The panda is thought to be related to the bear. 2. a slender, reddish brown mammal somewhat like …

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  • 85pan|de|mo|ni|ac — «PAN duh MOH nee ak», adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of pandemonium …

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  • 86pan|dy — «PAN dee», noun, plural dies, verb, died, dy|ing. Especially Scottish. –n. a stroke on the extended palm with a rod or leather strap, given as a punishment to schoolboys. –v.t. to inflict a pandy or pandies on, as a punishment. ╂[supposedly <… …

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  • 87pan|el — «PAN uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. 1. a strip or surface that is different in some way from what is around it. A panel is often sunk below or raised above the rest, and used for a decoration. Panels… …

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  • 88pan|et|to|ne — «PAN uh TOH nay Italian PAH neht T neh», noun, plural ni « nee». a Milanese holiday bread made with raisins, candied fruit peels, and almonds. ╂[< Italian panettone < panetto small loaf < pane bread < Latin pānis] …

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  • 89pan|i|er — «PAN ee uhr», noun. = pannier. (Cf. ↑pannier) …

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  • 90pan|ni|er — «PAN ee uhr», noun. 1. a basket, especially one of a pair of considerable size to be slung across the shoulders or across the back of a beast of burden: »panniers slung on sturdy horses (Wordsworth). 2. a frame formerly used for stretching out… …

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