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1.1 Etymology ... One of the wild suggestions referred to, as at last coming to be linked with the White Whale in the minds of the superstitiously inclined, was the unearthly conceit that Moby Dick was ubiquitous; that he had actually been encountered in opposite latitudes at one and the same instant of time.
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Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » ubiquitous ... Etymology: see ubiquity & -ous ... UBIQUITOUS 1 1 year ago...
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Zeitgeist · Word of the day · Blog · Random word ... Century Dictionary (1) ... Recently looked up...
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April 24, 2008; The ubiquitous eponymous; ... Q: Lately, I've seen “eponymous” used more and more as a substitute for “ubiquitous” (or so I interpret the intention). These two words are not at all synonymous, correct? A: Here's a little poem: "Ubiquitous, eponymous, / The two are not synonymous.";
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Word of the Day - Learn one new word everyday on Dictionary.com ... Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; inactive. ... The solution, Dr. Wilmut discovered, was to, in effect, put the DNA from the adult cell to sleep, making it quiescent by depriving the adult cell of nutrients.
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Origin of barnacle – Our etymology dictionary has the origin of the word barnacle. Encyclopedia.com: Origins of over 17,000 words. ... barnacle wild goose Anas leucopsis XIII; marine crustacean XVI. ME. bernak, -ek(ke), corr, to medL. ... Cite this article; Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
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Etymology, related word:; "Ubiquitous" derives, via French, from Latin "ubique" ("everywhere"), from "ubi" ("where"). The noun form is ubiquity. ukase; [yoo-KAYS; -KAYZ; YOO-kays; -kayz]; 1. In imperial Russia, a published proclamation or order having the force of law.
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