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African
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
< Latin Āfricānus, equivalent to Āfric(us) Afric + -ānus -an; compare Middle English Aufrican, Old English Africanas (nominative plural)
< Latin Āfricānus, equivalent to Āfric(us) Afric + -ānus -an; compare Middle English Aufrican, Old English Africanas (nominative plural)
Related forms
Af·ri·can·ness, noun
in·ter-Af·ri·can, adjective
non-Af·ri·can, adjective, noun
pro·Af·ri·can, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Af·ri·can, adjective, noun
EXPANDtrans-Af·ri·can, adjective
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