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solecism

noun | SAH-luh-siz-um

Definition

1 : an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence; also : a minor blunder in speech

2 : something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order

3 : a breach of etiquette or decorum
 
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maverick

noun | MAV-rik

Definition

1 : an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf

2 : an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

3 : Not really Tom Cruise...Lol...!
 
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maverick

noun | MAV-rik

Definition

1 : an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf

2 : an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

3 : Not really Tom Cruise...Lol...!
More like.... James Garner.... better known as "Maverick" on the Tv series Maverick.
 
what about that mad max guy ?
He was Maverick too... even had James Garner in there as his dad :)
And Jodie Foster as a girl :)

What was his name ? The Braveheart guy
 
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Definition of aegis

1 : a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
2a : protection under the aegis of the Constitution
b : controlling or conditioning (see condition entry 2 sense 5a) influence passed new laws under the aegis of national security
3a : auspices, sponsorship under the aegis of the museum
b : control or guidance especially by an individual, group, or system under the aegis of the government
 
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seder

noun | SAY-der

Definition : a Jewish home or community service including a ceremonial dinner held on the first or first and second evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt
 
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pandiculation

noun | pan-dik-yuh-LAY-shun

Definition : a stretching and stiffening especially of the trunk and extremities (as when fatigued and drowsy or after waking from sleep)
 
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umbra

noun | UM-bruh

Definition

1
a : a conical shadow excluding all light from a given source; specifically : the conical part of the shadow of a celestial body excluding a light from the primary source

b : the central dark part of a sunspot

2 : a shaded area
 
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caduceus

noun | kuh-DOO-see-us

Definition

1 : the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

2 : a medical insignia bearing a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top:

a : one sometimes used to symbolize a physician but often considered to be an erroneous representation

b : the emblem of a medical corps or a department of the armed services (as of the United States Army)
 
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