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Traditional English :: succubus
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succubis.html - n. (pl. succubi) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men. [LL succuba prostitute, med.L succubus f. succubare (as SUB-, cubare lie)] |
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Traditional English :: succubus
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succubis.html - n. (pl. succubi) a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men. [LL succuba prostitute, med.L succubus f. succubare (as SUB-, cubare lie)] |
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Traditional English :: succulent
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succubis.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 juicy; palatable.
2 colloq. desirable.
3 Bot. (of a plant, its leaves, or stems) thick and fleshy. --n. Bot. a succulent plant, esp. a cactus. succulence n. succulently adv. [L succulentus f. succus juice] |
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Traditional English :: succumb
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succubis.html - v.intr. (usu. foll. by to) 1 be forced to give way; be overcome (succumbed to temptation). 2 be overcome by death (succumbed to his injuries). [ME f. OF succomber or L succumbere (as SUB-, cumbere lie)] |
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Traditional English :: succursal
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succubis.html - adj.
Eccl. (of a chapel etc.) subsidiary. [F succursale f. med.L succursus (as SUCCOUR)] |
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English Idioms :: succeed
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succubis.html - See: HOWLING SUCCESS, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. |
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