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either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
Origin:
1700–10;
<
Neo-Latin
<
Greek
paraskḗnion
space at sides of stage.
See
para-
1
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scene
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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