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political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature

10

a grim collage, an agitprop warning.

—p.10 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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a grim collage, an agitprop warning.

—p.10 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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(noun) a pet lamb / (noun) pet / (verb) to treat as a pet; pamper

11

They cosset the skeletons of the fallen.

—p.11 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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They cosset the skeletons of the fallen.

—p.11 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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(psychoanalysis) the process of investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

26

he could perform cathexis

probably has a manif-specific meaning here but I assume the general idea is the same

—p.26 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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he could perform cathexis

probably has a manif-specific meaning here but I assume the general idea is the same

—p.26 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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(verb) slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

76

Out again, over railways where rolling stock moldered.

—p.76 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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Out again, over railways where rolling stock moldered.

—p.76 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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(verb) moo

96

He can hear a cow lowing in the cellar.

—p.96 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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He can hear a cow lowing in the cellar.

—p.96 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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(noun) a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter / (noun) encampment usually for a night / (noun) a temporary or casual shelter or lodging / (verb) to make a bivouac; camp

98

They bivouac in a preserved café.

—p.98 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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They bivouac in a preserved café.

—p.98 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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