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Traditional English :: tinnitus
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tinnitus.html - n.
Med. a ringing in the ears. [L f. tinnire tinnit- ring, tinkle, of imit. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: tinnitus
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tinnitus.html - n.
Med. a ringing in the ears. [L f. tinnire tinnit- ring, tinkle, of imit. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: tinner
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tinnitus.html - n.
1 a tin-miner.
2 a tinsmith. |
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Traditional English :: tinnitus
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tinnitus.html - n.
Med. a ringing in the ears. [L f. tinnire tinnit- ring, tinkle, of imit. orig.] |
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Traditional English :: tinny
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tinnitus.html - adj. & n. --adj. (tinnier, tinniest)
1 of or like tin.
2 (of a metal object) flimsy, insubstantial.
3 a sounding like struck tin. b (of reproduced sound) thin and metallic, lacking low frequencies.
4 Austral. sl. lucky. --n. (also tinnie) (pl. -ies) Austral. sl. a can of beer. tinnily adv. tinniness n. |
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English Idioms :: tin ear
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tinnitus.html - {n. phr.} 1. A lack of sensitivity to noise. * /The construction noise doesn't bother Fred; he's got a tin ear./ 2. A lack of musical ability; state of being tone deaf. * /People with a tin ear make poor choir members./ |
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