korchnoi

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Korchnoi (ˈkɔːtʃˌnɔɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Victor. born 1931, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976

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korchnoi

noun
Russian chess master (born in 1931) 
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Korchnoi is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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