amanuensis | (noun) someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) | Synonyms: shorthand typist, stenographer |
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avenue | (noun) a line of approach | - |
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(noun) a wide street or thoroughfare | Synonyms: boulevard |
diminuendo | (noun) (music) a gradual decrease in loudness | Synonyms: decrescendo |
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ingenue | (noun) the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play | - |
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(noun) an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage) | - |
(noun) an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl | - |
innuendo | (noun) an indirect (and usually malicious) implication | Synonyms: insinuation |
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minuend | (noun) the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted | - |
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minuet | (noun) a stately court dance in the 17th century | - |
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(noun) a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite | - |
retinue | (noun) the group following and attending to some important person | Synonyms: cortege, entourage, suite |
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revenue | (noun) the entire amount of income before any deductions are made | Synonyms: gross, receipts |
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(noun) government income due to taxation | Synonyms: tax income, tax revenue, taxation |
revenuer | (noun) a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging) | - |
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venue | (noun) in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held | - |
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(noun) the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) | Synonyms: locale, locus |