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  • 21byword — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proverb; motto, slogan; shibboleth, password. See maxim, indication, nomenclature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. standing joke, axiom, gnomic saying, catchword; see motto , proverb . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 22byword — n. proverb; proverbial saying; something which is low class …

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  • 23byword — noun 1》 a person or thing cited as a notable example or embodiment of something. 2》 a word or expression summarizing a thing s characteristics or a person s principles …

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  • 24byword — n. 1. Saying, saw, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, sententious precept. 2. Object of contempt, mark for scorn. 3. Slang, cant term …

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  • 25byword — n 1. slogan, motto, catch phrase, battle cry. See battle cry(def.2). 2. proverb, maxim, apothegm, adage. See adage (def.1). 3. butt, victim, scapegoat. See butt II …

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  • 26byword — by•word [[t]ˈbaɪˌwɜrd[/t]] n. 1) a word or phrase associated with some person or thing 2) a common saying; proverb 3) a person regarded as the embodiment of a particular quality 4) an object of reproach or scorn 5) an epithet • Etymology: bef.… …

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  • 27catchword — catchword, byword, shibboleth, slogan mean a phrase that catches the eye or the ear and is repeated so often that it becomes a formula. Catchword usually applies to a phrase that serves as the formula or identification mark of an emotionally… …

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  • 28Gaius Maecenas — Bust of Maecenas at Coole Park, Co. Galway, Ireland Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (  / …

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  • 29Idi Amin — Infobox President name =Idi Amin Dada nationality =Ugandan caption =Idi Amin on January 25, 1978, during celebrations of the seventh anniversary of his rise to power. order =3rd President of Uganda term start =1971 term end =1979 vicepresident… …

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  • 30Benedict Arnold — For other people named Benedict Arnold, see Benedict Arnold (disambiguation). Benedict Arnold V …

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