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lusus naturæ
‖ lusus naturæ (ˈl(j)uːsəs nəˈtjʊəriː) Also 9 simply lusus. [L. lūsus nātūræ a playing or sport of Nature.] A supposed sportive action of Nature to which the origin of marked variations from the normal type (of an animal, plant, etc.) was formerly ascribed. Chiefly concr., a natural production devia... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dysphagia lusoria
Eponym David Bayford called it dysphagia lusoria because in Latin, lusus naturæ means sports of nature, freak of nature, or natural anomaly. wikipedia.org
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stroller
stroller (ˈstrəʊlə(r)) [f. stroll v. + -er1.] One who strolls. 1. A vagabond, vagrant; an itinerant beggar or pedlar. Now chiefly Sc.1679 Oldham Sat. Jesuits ii. (1681) 26 These are..Romes Strowlers, who survey each Continent, Its trinkets, and commodities to vent. 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 303/1 For ... Oxford English Dictionary
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caricatura
† caricaˈtura Obs. Also 8 carri-, carra-, 8–9 cara-. [It.; lit. ‘charge’, ‘loading’, f. caricare to charge, load, exaggerate. Superseded in English by caricature.] 1. = caricature 1.a 1682 Sir T. Browne Misc. Tracts 207 Pieces and Draughts in Caricatura. 1690 Sir T. Browne's Let. to Friend §10 note,... Oxford English Dictionary
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duplicity
duplicity (djuːˈplɪsɪtɪ) Also 5–6 -te, 6–7 -tie. [a. F. duplicité (13th c.), ad. L. duplicitāt-em, n. of quality f. duplex, duplic-em: see duplex.] 1. The quality of being ‘double’ in action or conduct (see double a. 5); the character or practice of acting in two ways at different times, or openly a... Oxford English Dictionary
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sporter
sporter (ˈspɔətə(r)) Also 6 Sc. sportour. [f. sport v. + -er2. Cf. disporter.] † 1. Sc. One who amuses or diverts others; a buffoon or jester. Obs.1536 Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) I. 199 He tuk sic delite in singaris, sportouris, and menstralis. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. II. 14 To sei... Oxford English Dictionary
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عسر البلع العجيب
وقد اكتشفه ديفيد بايفورد عام 1974 المسماة أطلق ديفيد بايفورد عليه عسر البلع العجيب لأنه في اللغة اللاتينية لوسوس ناتورا (lusus naturæ) تعني غرابة الطبيعة wikipedia.org
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freak
▪ I. freak, n.1 (friːk) [Not found before 16th c.; possibly introduced from dialects, and cognate with OE. fr{iacu}cian (Matt. xi. 17) to dance.] 1. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a capricious humour, notion, whim, or vagary.1563 Mirr. Mag., Jane Shore ii, Fortunes frekes. 1590 Spens... Oxford English Dictionary
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error
▪ I. error (ˈɛrə(r)) Forms: 4 erur, errur(e, 4, 6 erroure, 4–8 errour, (4–5 arrour, -owre, errowre, 5–6 errore, 6 erore), 4– error. [a. OF. error, errur, errour (mod.Fr. erreur) = Pr. and Sp. error, It. errore:—L. errōr-em, f. errāre to wander, err. (Some of the early forms may be due to the influen... Oxford English Dictionary
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sporting
▪ I. sporting, vbl. n. (ˈspɔətɪŋ) [f. sport v.] 1. a. The action of the verb; engagement or participation in sport.1483 Vulgaria 4 Thoos chylder..which are gouen so muche to play & sportyng. 1581 A. Hall Iliad ii. 41 His mates..in diuers mirth the shore in sporting fil. 1582 T. Watson Centurie of Lo... Oxford English Dictionary
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sport
▪ I. sport, n.1 (spɔət) Also 5 spoort, 5–6 sporte. [Aphetic form of disport n.] I. 1. a. Pleasant pastime; entertainment or amusement; recreation, diversion.c 1440 Ipomydon 601 Whan they had take hyr sporte in halle, The kynge to counselle gan hyr calle. 1472–5 Rolls of Parlt. VI. 156/1 Lordes,..Yom... Oxford English Dictionary
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plastic
▪ I. plastic, a. and n.3 (ˈplæstɪk, ˈplɑːstik) Also 7–8 -tick, -tique, (8 plaistic). [ad. L. plastic-us (Vitr.), a. Gr. πλαστικός that may be moulded, belonging to moulding or modelling, plastic, f. πλαστ-ός formed, moulded, f. πλάσσειν to mould, form. So F. plastique (1556 in Hatz.-Darm.).] A. adj.... Oxford English Dictionary
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