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microcosm
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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emile
/eɪ ˈmil/
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the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
emile meaning(s)
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- (n) the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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emile coue
French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better,…
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emile durkheim
French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)
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emile gaboriau
French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel…
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emile herzog
French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967)
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emile zola
French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
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emilia
/ə ˈmi li ə/
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tropical African herbs
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emilia coccinea
tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads;…
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emilia flammea
tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes…
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emilia javanica
tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads;…
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emilia sagitta
tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads…
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emilia-romagna
a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
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emiliano zapata
Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919)
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emilie charlotte le breton
British actress and mistress of the prince who later…
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emily bronte
English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
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emily dickinson
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
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emily jane bronte
English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
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emily post
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column…
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emily price post
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper…
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eminence
/ˈɛ mə nəns/
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high status importance owing to marked superiority
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eminence grise
(French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without…
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eminent
/ˈɛ mə nənt/
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standing above others in quality or position
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eminent domain
the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth…
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eminently
/ˈɛ mə nənt li/
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in an eminent manner