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| ENTRECOTE | | n. Boned steak off the sirloin. [french, = between-rib] | |
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| ENUMERATE | | v. (-ting) 1 specify (items).
- count. enumeration n. Enumerative adj. [latin: related to *number] | |
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| ENUNCIATE | | v. (-ting) 1 pronounce (words) clearly.
- express in definite terms. enunciation n. [latin nuntio announce] | |
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| EPAULETTE | | n. (us epaulet) ornamental shoulder-piece on a coat etc., esp. On a uniform. [french epaule shoulder] | |
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| EPHEDRINE | | n. Alkaloid drug used to relieve asthma, etc. [ephedra, genus of plants yielding it] | |
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| EPHEMERAL | | adj. Lasting or of use for only a short time; transitory. [greek: related to *epi-, hemera day] | |
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| EPICENTER | | n. (brit. Epicentre) 1 point at which an earthquake reaches the earth's surface.
- central point of a difficulty. [greek: related to *centre] | |
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| EPICENTRE | | n. (us epicenter) 1 point at which an earthquake reaches the earth's surface.
- central point of a difficulty. [greek: related to *centre] | |
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| EPICUREAN | | —n. - disciple or student of the greek philosopher epicurus.
- (epicurean) devotee of (esp. Sensual) enjoyment. —adj. - of epicurus or his ideas.
- (epicurean) characteristic of an epicurean. epicureanism n. [latin from greek] | |
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| EPIDERMIS | | n. Outer layer of the skin. epidermal adj. [greek derma skin] | |
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