Helen Fenton

Amazon: Definition and part of speech

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Amazon

  1. n. A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
  2. n. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
  3. n. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Amazonian: Definition and part of speech

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Amazonian

  1. a. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.
  2. a. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ambages: Definition and part of speech

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Ambages

  1. n. pl. A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.