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rappite
Har·mo·nist
/
ˈhɑr
mə
nɪst
/
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[
hahr
-m
uh
-nist
]
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noun
a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
Also,
Har·mo·nite.
Also called
Rappist
,
Rappite.
Origin:
1815–25;
after
Harmony,
town in Pennsylvania; see
-ist
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Rapp·ist
/
ˈræp
ɪst
/
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[
rap
-ist
]
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noun
Harmonist
.
Also,
Rapp·ite
/
ˈræp
aɪt
/
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[
rap
-ahyt
]
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.
Origin:
1835–45,
Americanism; after G.
Rapp
; see
-ist
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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.
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harmonist
(ˈhɑːmənɪst)
—
n
1.
a person skilled in the art and techniques of harmony
2.
a person who combines and collates parallel narratives
harmo'nistic
—
adj
harmo'nistically
—
adv
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