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  • 71lar|ce|nous — «LAHR suh nuhs», adjective. 1. characterized by larceny; guilty of larceny: »Burglary is a larcenous offense. 2. thievish: »Blue jays are known for their larcenous habits. –lar´ce|nous|ly, adverb …

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  • 72lar|gesse — lar|gess or lar|gesse «LAHR jihs», noun. 1. a generous giving: »Christmas is a day of largess. 2. a generous gift or gifts: »Largess in the form of research reactors is only one aspect of the use of nuclear science as an instrument of foreign… …

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  • 73lar|gess — or lar|gesse «LAHR jihs», noun. 1. a generous giving: »Christmas is a day of largess. 2. a generous gift or gifts: »Largess in the form of research reactors is only one aspect of the use of nuclear science as an instrument of foreign policy… …

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  • 74lar|ine — «LAR ihn, LAIR yn», adjective. 1. of the family of birds that comprises the gulls. 2. of or like a gull. ╂[< New Latin Larinae the subfamily name < Lari the former order name < Latin larus sea mew < Greek láros sea mew, gull] …

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  • 75lar|oid — «LAR oyd», adjective. 1. belonging to the family of birds that includes the gulls. 2. gull like. ╂[< New Latin Lari (see etym. under larine (Cf. ↑larine)) + oid] …

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  • 76lar|ri|gan — «LAR uh guhn», noun. a kind of moccasin shoe or boot of highly oiled leather formerly worn by lumbermen. ╂[American English; origin unknown] …

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  • 77lar|ri|kin|ism — «LAR uh kuh NIHZ uhm», noun. Especially Australian. rowdy behavior; hooliganism …

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  • 78lar|ri|kin — «LAR uh kihn», noun, adjective. Especially Australian. –n. a rowdy; hoodlum; hooligan. –adj. rough; rowdy; disorderly. ╂[origin uncertain] …

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  • 79lar|rup|ing — «LAR uhp ihng», adjective. rousing; vigorous: »If possible I want larruping, blunt nosed accounts of human beings (Punch) …

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  • 80lar|yn|gec|to|mee — «LAR uhn JEHK tuh MEE», noun. a person whose larynx has been removed …

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