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Autarchy , autarchy absolute sovereignty. XVII. — Gr. autarkhíā, f. aútarkhos, f. autós AUTO- + árkhein rule; see -Y2.
autarky self-sufficiency. XVII. — Gr. aut… firth , firth •berth, birth, dearth, earth, firth, girth, mirth, Perth, worth •stillbirth • childbirth • afterbirth •Edgeworth • Hepworth • Ellsworth •Whitwo… asseveration , as·sev·er·a·tion / əˌsevəˈrāshən/ • n. the solemn or emphatic declaration or statement of something: I fear that you offer only unsupported asseverat… Hoplite , hoplite XVIII. — F. — Gr. hoplítēs, f. hóplon weapon; see -ITE. F , F, f [Called ‘eff’]. The 6th LETTER of the Roman ALPHABET as used for English. It originated in the Phoenician symbol waw, a vertical line forking at… Mignonette , mignonette XVIII. — F. mignonnette, fem. dim. of mignon delicately small, of unkn. orig.; see -ETTE.
mignonette
1. Coarsely ground white pepper.
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