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noun
- (biology) A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources needed by another (generally desirable) living organism. See flea, tick, mite.
- (pejorative) A useless person who always relies on other people's work and gives nothing back.
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noun
- Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
- A person of high birth; a nobleman.
- One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
- Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
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noun
- The brand name of a radar-controlled rapid fire 20mm w:Gatling_gun, Gatling-type machine gun, the Phalanx CIWS (pronounced see-wiz), deployed on U.S. Navy ships as a last line of defense against antiship cruise missiles.
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noun
- The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
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noun
- any of the discourses of w:Demosthenes, Demosthenes against w:Philip of Macedon, Philip of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens
- any tirade or declamation full of bitter condemnation
- 1922: Skin-the-Goat, assuming he was he, evidently with an axe to grind, was airing his grievances in a forcible-feeble anent the natural resources of Ireland, or something of that sort, which he described in his lengthy dissertation as the richest country bar none on the face of God"s earth, far and away superior to England " James Joyce, Ulysses
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noun
- A person who lacks appreciation of art or culture.
- 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 259d.
- : trying to separate everything from everything else is not just poor taste but is the mark of a total and someone with no feeling for philosophy.
- A person whose material means exceed his/her cultural and/or spiritual level.
- An ignorant person.
- A person from ancient Philistia.
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| polis |
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noun (poleis, pl2=polises)
- A city, or a city-state.
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| pontiff |
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noun
- The Pope
- A bishop
- A pontifex
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| pontifices |
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noun
- (plural of, pontifex)
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| praenomen |
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noun (pl=praenomina or praenomens)
- An ancient Roman first name.
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| procurator |
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noun
- A tax collector.
- An agent or attorney.
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| proletarian |
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adjective
- Of or related to the proletariat.
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| proletariat |
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noun
- The working class or lower class
- The wage-earners collectively
- In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.
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| propraetor |
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noun
- An alternative spelling of proprí¦tor.
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| province |
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noun (provinces)
- A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level.
the province
- Northern Ireland
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| pschent |
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noun
- the double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC
- 1922: In his left eye flashes the monocle of Cashel Boyle O"Conner Fitzmaurice Tisdall Farrell. On his head is perched an Egyptian pshent. Two quills project over his ears. " James Joyce, Ulysses
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| Ptolemaic |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy, Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
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| publican |
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noun - (British) the landlord of a public house
- a tax collector in ancient Rome
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| pyrrhic |
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noun
- An Ancient Greek war dance.
- (prosody) A metric foot with two short or unaccented syllables.
adjective
- (prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics.
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