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  • 41cant — cant1 [kant] noun 1》 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2》 derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves cant.     ↘[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current. verb dated talk hypocritically and… …

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  • 42dialect — n 1 Dialect, vernacular, patois, lingo, jargon, cant, argot, slang denote a form of language or a style of speech which varies from that accepted as the literary standard. Dialect (see also LANGUAGE 1) is applied ordinarily to a form of a… …

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  • 43bleat — [[t]blit[/t]] v. i. 1) anb to utter the cry of a sheep or goat, or a sound resembling such a cry 2) c.v. to talk in a whining, complaining tone 3) to babble; prate 4) to utter with or as if with a bleat 5) anb the cry of a sheep or goat 6) any… …

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  • 44cant — Ⅰ. cant [1] ► NOUN 1) hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2) derogatory language peculiar to a specified group. 3) (before another noun ) denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current: a cant word. ► VERB dated ▪ talk hypocritically and… …

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  • 45cant — cant1 [kant] n. [< L cantus: see CHANT] 1. whining, singsong speech, esp. as used by beggars 2. the secret slang of beggars, thieves, etc.; argot 3. the special words and phrases used by those in a certain sect, occupation, etc.; jargon 4.… …

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  • 46CAN'T — contr. can not. * * * ˈkant, aa(ə) , ai ; esp S ā ; esp NewEng & Brit ȧ , ä ; sporadically e Etymology: by contraction : can not * * * /kant, kahnt/ contraction of cannot. Usage. See can1, cannot, contraction. * * * can t contraction of ↑ …

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  • 47Cant. — abbr. Canticles (Old Testament). * * * 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese. * * * abbrev 1. Canterbury 2. Canticles * * * cant1 «kant», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements t …

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  • 48Mump — Mump, v. i. [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See {Mumble}, {Mum}, and cf. {Mumps}.] 1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. [1913 Webster] He mumps …

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