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entasis
  • n  a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
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entebbe
  • n  a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
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entelea
  • n  a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand
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entelechy
  • n  (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
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entellus
  • n  langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
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entente
  • n  an informal alliance between countries
  • n  a friendly understanding between political powers
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entente cordiale
  • n  an informal alliance between countries
  • n  a friendly understanding between political powers
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enteric-coated aspirin
  • n  aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines
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