scission
(en)
(noun) a division or split in a group or union; schism / (noun) an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting; the state of being cut, divided, or split
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What are the sources of such scission?
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What are the sources of such scission?
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parlor-pink
(en)
related to the slang term "Pinko", which was coined in 1925 in the United States to describe a person regarded as being sympathetic to communism; often used, derogatorily, to describe anyone perceived to have leftist or socialist sympathies
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It is parlor-pink talk in the approved nineteen-thirties style.
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It is parlor-pink talk in the approved nineteen-thirties style.
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loggia
(en)
(noun) a roofed open gallery especially at an upper story overlooking an open court
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the loggia or façade that they designed
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the loggia or façade that they designed
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modish
(en)
(adjective) fashionable, stylish
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always modish governance of private patronage and mass-media trivialization
can guess the meaning but never seen it used like this before
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always modish governance of private patronage and mass-media trivialization
can guess the meaning but never seen it used like this before
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praetorians
(en)
(adjective) of, forming, or resembling the Roman imperial bodyguard / (adjective) of or relating to a praetor
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Burgess, Philby, Maclean, Blunt, and their praetorians
used metaphorically here I assume
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Burgess, Philby, Maclean, Blunt, and their praetorians
used metaphorically here I assume
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abrogation
(en)
the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement
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always to be subject to critical examination and, if need be, abrogation
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always to be subject to critical examination and, if need be, abrogation
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libidinal
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to the libido
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a libidinal thrust more powerful than love or hatred
Nietzsche's thoughts on being interested in something
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a libidinal thrust more powerful than love or hatred
Nietzsche's thoughts on being interested in something
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vertiginous
(en)
causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep
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vertiginous attempt to classify the dung beetles of one corner of New Guinea
forgot the meaning again
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vertiginous attempt to classify the dung beetles of one corner of New Guinea
forgot the meaning again
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hoary
(en)
(adjective) gray or white with or as if with age / (adjective) extremely old; ancient
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hoary jokes about the pure pedant's forgetfulness
forgot the meaning
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hoary jokes about the pure pedant's forgetfulness
forgot the meaning
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antiquarian
(en)
(noun) one who collects or studies antiquities / (adjective) of or relating to antiquarians or antiquities / (adjective) dealing in old or rare books
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The archivist, the monographer, the antiquarian
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The archivist, the monographer, the antiquarian
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