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Traditional English :: nympho
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nympholeptic.html - n.
(pl. -os) colloq. a nymphomaniac. [abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: nympholepsy
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nympholeptic.html - n.
ecstasy or frenzy caused by desire of the unattainable. [NYMPHOLEPT after epilepsy] |
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Traditional English :: nympholept
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nympholeptic.html - n. a person inspired by violent enthusiasm esp. for an ideal. nympholeptic adj. [Gk numpholeptos caught by nymphs (as NYMPH, lambano take)] |
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Traditional English :: nymphomania
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nympholeptic.html - n. excessive sexual desire in women. nymphomaniac n. & adj. [mod.L (as NYMPH, -MANIA)] |
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Traditional English :: nymph
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nympholeptic.html - n. 1 any of various mythological semi-divine spirits regarded as maidens and associated with aspects of nature, esp. rivers and woods. 2 poet. a beautiful young woman. 3 a an immature form of some insects. b a young dragonfly or damselfly. nymphal adj. nymphean adj. nymphlike adj. [ME f. OF nimphe f. L nympha f. Gk numphe] |
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Traditional English :: nymphae
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nympholeptic.html - n.pl. Anat. the labia minora. [L, pl. of nympha: see NYMPH] |
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