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08/05/2026

#8031

HARMONIZER

HARMONIZER

One who harmonizes.

#51913

OSCINES

OSCINES

Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numeroussyringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.

#65902

LIGGE

LIGGE

To lie or recline. [Obs.] Chaucer.

#80948

CHALKCUTTER

CHALKCUTTER

A man who digs chalk.

#28309

IRIDIAN

IRIDIAN

Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.

#42179

PARAGOGE

PARAGOGE

The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, aswithouten for without.

#77709

UPTHROW

UPTHROW

To throw up. Drayton.

#3994

HYPERMETRICAL

HYPERMETRICAL

Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure.Hypermetrical verse (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which contains asyllable more than the ordinary measure.

#18694

ZYMOLOGIST

ZYMOLOGIST

One who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation ofliquors.

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BURDENOUS

BURDENOUS

Burdensome. [Obs.] "Burdenous taxations." Shak.

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DOCTORATE

DOCTORATE

The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor.

#60807

CORDON

CORDON

The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face ofthe wall a few inches.