bezant | (noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: bezzant, byzant, solidus |
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bezzant | (noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: bezant, byzant, solidus |
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byzant | (noun) a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: bezant, bezzant, solidus |
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cognizance | (noun) having knowledge of | Synonyms: awareness, cognisance, consciousness, knowingness |
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(noun) range of what one can know or understand | Synonyms: ken |
(noun) range or scope of what is perceived | - |
gazania | (noun) any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers | - |
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hazan | (noun) the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos | Synonyms: cantor |
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incognizance | (noun) a lack of knowledge or recognition | - |
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manzanita | (noun) chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America | - |
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(noun) evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning | Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono |
mezzanine | (noun) intermediate floor just above the ground floor | Synonyms: entresol, mezzanine floor |
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(noun) first or lowest balcony | Synonyms: first balcony |
nonpartizan | (noun) a person who is nonpartisan | Synonyms: nonpartisan |
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partizan | (noun) a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries | Synonyms: partisan |
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(noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | Synonyms: enthusiast, partisan |
recognizance | (noun) (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | Synonyms: recognisance |
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schizanthus | (noun) any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers | Synonyms: butterfly flower, poor man's orchid |
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sforzando | (noun) (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack | - |
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(noun) an accented chord | - |
zany | (noun) a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect | - |
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(noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat |