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noun
1.
any of numerous minute dipterous insects, especially of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Compare gnat (def. 1).
2.
a tiny person.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English mygge, Old English mycg(e); cognate with German Mücke, Old Norse mȳ; akin to Greek myîa, Latin musca fly
before 900; Middle English mygge, Old English mycg(e); cognate with German Mücke, Old Norse mȳ; akin to Greek myîa, Latin musca fly
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Midge
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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midge
O.E. mygg, mycg "gnat," from P.Gmc. *mugjon (cf. O.S. muggia, M.Du. mugghe, Du. mug, O.H.G. mucka, Ger. Mücke "midge, gnat"). No known cognates beyond Gmc., unless doubtful Arm. mun "gnat" and Alb. mize "gnat" are counted.
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midge (mĭj)
n.
Any of various gnatlike flies, some species of which, such as the biting midges of the family Ceratopogonidae, serve as vectors for parasitic diseases.
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