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pertaining to Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), French Algerian-born philosopher and founder of deconstruction

188

The chief pleasure of the Encyclopedia lies in a kind of Derridean lateral slide of assocation.

—p.188 First City (179) by Jonathan Franzen
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The chief pleasure of the Encyclopedia lies in a kind of Derridean lateral slide of assocation.

—p.188 First City (179) by Jonathan Franzen
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a lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution; an extreme republican or revolutionary

188

"Anarchism" connecting with the sansculottes not by way of history but, rather, via "Cockroaches"

about The Encyclopedia of New York City

—p.188 First City (179) by Jonathan Franzen
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"Anarchism" connecting with the sansculottes not by way of history but, rather, via "Cockroaches"

about The Encyclopedia of New York City

—p.188 First City (179) by Jonathan Franzen
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(adj) having no match or equal; unrivaled OR (noun) an unrivaled or matchless person or thing

198

the nonpareil of total audience

—p.198 Scavenging (195) by Jonathan Franzen
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the nonpareil of total audience

—p.198 Scavenging (195) by Jonathan Franzen
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(North American) buttocks

232

keister in

defined as, "carry in one's rectum"

—p.232 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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keister in

defined as, "carry in one's rectum"

—p.232 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature

240

tired agitprop hyperbole

—p.240 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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tired agitprop hyperbole

—p.240 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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in a series of distinct stages; not continuously

241

stepwise dwindling of an innocence

—p.241 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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stepwise dwindling of an innocence

—p.241 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs

241

erosional mesas

—p.241 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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erosional mesas

—p.241 Control Units (211) by Jonathan Franzen
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(noun) indigestion; ill humor; disgruntlement

243

dyspepsia of letters to the Times

—p.243 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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dyspepsia of letters to the Times

—p.243 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles

244

removed the fetters from

—p.244 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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removed the fetters from

—p.244 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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promote or make widely known

251

referring to a vision

—p.251 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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referring to a vision

—p.251 Books in Bed (242) by Jonathan Franzen
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