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(eg. beauty, analysis, literal )

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(n) a large strong and aggressive woman
(n) (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
(n) a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
(n) mainly green tropical American parrots

I can understand why little-known authors and their friends post reviews of their own books at amazon.

"I look forward to going home and playing," Garnett said. "It's going to be like coming into the amazon, into the jungle. The onus is on us. We've definitely got to win in game six and come out and set our feet in the cement, so to speak,...
on Jun 16, 2008 By: Kevin Garnett Source: AFP
"Our MP3-only strategy means all the music that customers buy on Amazon is always DRM-free and plays on any device," said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder and CEO.
on May 16, 2007 By: Jeff Bezos Source: Reuters Canada
"You look, as far as we can tell, clean and dry from the top," Fincke called out. "And mighty spectacular imagery we got as you flew over the mouth of the Amazon River."
on Nov 25, 2008 By: Michael Fincke Source: San Francisco Chronicle