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adjective
1.
having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
2.
(of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.
Origin:
1750–60
1750–60
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Pear-shaped
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
WordNet
| pear-shaped | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having a round shape tapered at one end |
| 2. | (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" [syn: orotund] |
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