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A⋅mer⋅i⋅ca⋅na
[uh-mer-i-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-nuh]
–noun
1.(often used with a plural verb) books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, esp. to its history, culture, and geography.
2.(used with a singular verb) a collection of such materials.
Discussions about what has been come to be know as Americana culture.
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–noun Slang.
a motion picture that features nudity and usually scenes of explicit sexual activity, literature or art dealing with sexual love,
Origin:
1850–55; < Gk, neut. pl. of erōtikós
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–adjective
1. of the first or highest quality, class, or rank: a classic piece of work.
2. serving as a standard, model, or guide: the classic method of teaching arithmetic.
3. of or pertaining to Greek and Roman antiquity, esp. with reference to literature and art.
Origin:
1605–15; (< F classique) < L classicus belonging to a class, belonging to the first or highest class, equiv. to class(is) class + -icus -ic
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n.
1. An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
2. A soothing, numbing agent or thing: "There was the blessed narcotic of bridge, at the Colony or at the home of friends" (Louis Auchincloss).
[Middle English narcotik, from Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Greek narkōtikon, from neuter of narkōtikos, numbing, from narkōsis, a numbing; see narcosis.]
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ed⋅u⋅ca⋅tion⋅al
/ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənl/ [ej-oo-key-shuh-nl]
–adjective
1. pertaining to education.
2. tending or intended to educate, instruct, or inform: an educational show on television.
Origin:
1645–55;
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ex⋅ot⋅i⋅ca
/ɪgˈzɒtɪkə/ [ig-zot-i-kuh]
exotic things or objects.
Origin:
1875–80; < L, neut. pl. of exōticu
Named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid 1960s; means tropical ersatz: the non-native, pseudo experience of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Southeast Asia, and especially Hawaii. While the South Seas forms the core region, exotica reflects the "musical impressions" of every place from standard travel destinations to the mythical "shangri-las" dreamt of by armchair safari-ers.
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mu⋅sic
/ˈmyuzɪk/ [myoo-zik]
–noun
1. an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
2. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.
Origin:
1200–50; ME musike < L mūsica < Gk mousik (téchnē) (the art) of the Muse, fem. of mousikós, equiv. to Moûs(a)
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The City of New York (most often called New York City) is the most populous city in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the world's most populous urban areas. It is a leading global city, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, and entertainment. The city is also an important center for international affairs, hosting the United Nations headquarters.
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news⋅reel
/ˈnuzˌril, ˈnyuz-/ [nooz-reel, nyooz-]
–noun
a short motion picture presenting current or recent events.
A newsreel was a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century, regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest. It was a source of news, current and entertainment for millions of moviegoers until television supplanted its role in the 1950s.
Origin:
1915–20;
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prop⋅a⋅gan⋅da
/ˌprɒpəˈgændə/ [prop-uh-gan-duh]
–noun
1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc.
3. the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement.
Origin:
1710–20; < NL, short for congregātiō dē propāgandā fidē congregation for propagating the faith; propāgandā, abl. sing. fem. gerundive of propāgāre; see propagate
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trav⋅el
/ˈtrævəl/ [trav-uhl]
verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling, noun, adjective
–verb (used without object)
1. to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
2. to move or go from one place or point to another.
3. to proceed or advance in any way.
Origin:
1325–75; ME (north and Scots), orig. the same word as travail (by shift “to toil, labor” > “to make a laborious journey”)
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tel⋅e⋅vi⋅sion
/ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/ [tel-uh-vizh-uhn]
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1. the broadcasting of a still or moving image via radiowaves to receivers that project a view of the image on a picture tube.
2. the process involved.
3. a set for receiving television broadcasts.
4. the field of television broadcasting.
Origin:
1905–10; tele- 1 + vision
"I may be vile and pernicious
But you can’t look away
I make you think I’m delicious
With the stuff that I say
I am the best you can get
Have you guessed me yet?
I am the slime oozin’ out
From your tv set" -Frank Zappa
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weird
/wɪərd/ [weerd]
adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1. involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
2. fantastic; bizarre: a weird getup.
3. Archaic. concerned with or controlling fate or destiny.
O, o /oʊ/ [oh] –noun, plural O's or Os; o's or os or oes. 1. the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 2. any spoken sound represented by the letter O or o, as in box, note, short, or love. 3. something having the shape of an O. weird⋅o /ˈwɪərdoʊ/ [weer-doh] –noun, plural weird⋅os. Informal. 1. an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person. 2. a psychopath, esp. a dangerous or vicious one; psycho: They caught the weirdo who attacked the children. Origin: 1950–55; weird + -o Origin: bef. 900; (n.) ME (northern form of wird), OE wyrd; akin to worth 2 ; (adj.) ME, orig. attributive n. in phrase werde sisters the Fates (popularized as appellation of the witches in Macbeth) |
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