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  2. Eccentricity (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    Five years later, in 1556, an adjective form of the word was used. In 1685, the definition evolved from the literal to the figurative, and eccentric is noted to have begun being used to describe unconventional or odd behavior. A noun form of the word – a person who possesses and exhibits these unconventional or odd qualities and behaviors ...

  3. English plurals - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Spanish, nouns composed of a verb and its plural object usually have the verb first and noun object last (e.g. the legendary monster chupacabras, literally "sucks-goats", or in a more natural English formation "goatsucker") and the plural form of the object noun is retained in both the singular and plural forms of the compound ...

  4. Quiz - Wikipedia

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    A printed quiz on health issues. A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and skills, or simply as a hobby.

  5. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Jareth - King of the Goblins from Jim Henson's Labyrinth, who changes forms and uses magic to cajole the story's heroine through a series of puzzles. Jerry - The mischievous mouse who constantly plays tricks on the tomcat from the show Tom and Jerry. Joker - The main protagonist of Persona 5 and leader of The Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

  6. Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year - Wikipedia

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    (noun) Something from which something else originates, develops, or takes form; [24] a mold or die; an electroplated impression of a phonograph record used to make duplicate records. [25] (noun in biology) The substance in which tissue cells are embedded. [26] (noun in math) The arrangement of a set of quantities in rows and columns. [27]

  7. English nouns - Wikipedia

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    Proper nouns are a class of words such as December, Canada, Leah, and Johnson that occur within noun phrases (NPs) that are proper names, [2] though not all proper names contain proper nouns (e.g., General Electric is a proper name with no proper noun).

  8. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic assessments, and live quizzes. In 2017, 1 in 2 high school students used Quizlet. [4] As of December 2021, Quizlet has over 500 million user-generated flashcard sets and more than 60 million active users. [5]

  9. Busybody - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] Similarly, there is a long-standing rule that a person must have an insurable interest in a property or person that they wish to insure. [9] The " officious bystander " is a metaphorical character in English law, used to determine the implied terms of a contract.