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Grex > Language > #102: The seven letter word game, 1st edition |  |
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kentn
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response 260 of 1177:
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Nov 12 03:05 UTC 1999 |
baubles 0 (aruba)
bubbles 0 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 261 of 1177:
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Nov 12 15:02 UTC 1999 |
ammonia
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albaugh
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response 262 of 1177:
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Nov 12 18:11 UTC 1999 |
nitrate
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kentn
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response 263 of 1177:
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Nov 13 12:53 UTC 1999 |
ammonia 2 (aruba)
nitrate 0 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 264 of 1177:
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Nov 13 13:49 UTC 1999 |
bulimia
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kentn
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response 265 of 1177:
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Nov 13 23:03 UTC 1999 |
bulimia 0 (aruba)
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albaugh
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response 266 of 1177:
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Nov 15 02:38 UTC 1999 |
feather
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aruba
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response 267 of 1177:
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Nov 15 03:39 UTC 1999 |
caribou
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lilmo
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response 268 of 1177:
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Nov 15 22:26 UTC 1999 |
fortune
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kentn
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response 269 of 1177:
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Nov 16 01:10 UTC 1999 |
feather 0 (albaugh)
caribou 0 (aruba)
fortune 1 (lilmo)
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aruba
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response 270 of 1177:
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Nov 16 02:49 UTC 1999 |
saguaro
Main Entry: saguaro
Pronunciation: s&-'wdr-&, -'gwdr-, -O
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ros
Etymology: Mexican Spanish
Date: 1856
: an arborescent cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of desert regions of the
southwestern U.S. and Mexico that has a tall columnar simple or
sparsely branched trunk of up to 60 feet (18 meters) and bears white
flowers and edible fruit
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albaugh
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response 271 of 1177:
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Nov 16 23:58 UTC 1999 |
gallows
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kentn
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response 272 of 1177:
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Nov 17 01:20 UTC 1999 |
saguaro 0 (aruba)
gallows 0 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 273 of 1177:
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Nov 17 03:21 UTC 1999 |
mindful
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albaugh
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response 274 of 1177:
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Nov 17 18:32 UTC 1999 |
crazies (as in plural of crazy, slang for a crazy person)
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kentn
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response 275 of 1177:
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Nov 18 02:33 UTC 1999 |
mindful 2 (aruba)
crazies 0 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 276 of 1177:
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Nov 18 04:10 UTC 1999 |
magical
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albaugh
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response 277 of 1177:
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Nov 18 18:24 UTC 1999 |
mystery
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kentn
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response 278 of 1177:
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Nov 19 01:29 UTC 1999 |
magical 1 (aruba)
mystery 1 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 279 of 1177:
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Nov 19 14:39 UTC 1999 |
acronym
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kentn
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response 280 of 1177:
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Nov 19 20:02 UTC 1999 |
acronym 4 (aruba)
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albaugh
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response 281 of 1177:
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Nov 20 00:03 UTC 1999 |
company
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kentn
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response 282 of 1177:
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Nov 20 19:54 UTC 1999 |
company 1 (albaugh)
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aruba
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response 283 of 1177:
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Nov 20 23:26 UTC 1999 |
Ok, the word is "mononym", though I can't say I found it in any dictionary.
I presume it means "one name", as in "Cher" or "Madonna". Is that right?
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kentn
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response 284 of 1177:
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Nov 21 01:43 UTC 1999 |
mononym 7 (aruba)
Yes, correct!
From the OED: mononym mo.nonim. [f. Gr. mono-j mono- + onuma name. ] A
term consisting of one word only.
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