c.1600, from L. fatuus foolish, insipid, silly; of uncertain origin (Buck suggests originally “stricken” in the head). Related: Fatuously; fatuousness

1891, from It. gnocchi, pl. of gnocco, from nocchio a knot in wood, perhaps from a Germanic source akin to knuckle. So called for their shape

also manito, spirit, deity, supernatural being, 1690s, from a word found throughout the Algonquian languages (Cf. Delaware manutoow, Ojibwa manidoo), first in English from Unami Delaware /manet:u/

1819, wheeled vehicle propelled by the feet on the ground, from Fr. vélocipède, from L. velox (gen. velocis) swift + pedem, acc. of pes foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)). Applied to an early kind of bicycle or tricycle in 1849

1923, trademark name registered by Frank Epperson of Oakland, Calif., presumably from (lolly)pop + (ic)icle

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is a small hamlet in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset, in southern England. It is best known for the grade separated road junction between the A338 Ringwood to Bournemouth road and the B3073 road to Bournemouth International Airport (and to…

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A v. tr. superare un limite, oltrepassare un limite B v. intr. (fig.) sfondare un tetto (di spesa)

verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ His position within the government has been seriously undermined. ▪ completely, totally

(n.) 1908 as a political term, a borrowing of Fr. détente loosening, slackening (used in the Middle Ages for the catch of a crossbow), from V.L. detendita, fem. pp. of L. detendere loosen, release, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + tendere…

avv. (lett.) pienamente, completamente, del tutto, affatto

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adj. Dire is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance, ↑consequence, ↑emergency, ↑implication, ↑necessity, ↑need, ↑peril, ↑predicament, ↑prediction, ↑shortage, ↑situation, ↑