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1 Quaker
['kweɪkə(r)]nome quacchero m. (-a)* * *Quaker /ˈkweɪkə(r)/ (relig.)n.quacchero, quacquero● (zool.) quaker-bird ( Diomedea fuliginosa), albatro fuligginoso □ (zool.) quaker moth, farfalla appartenente alla famiglia dei nottuidi □ Quakers' meeting, assemblea religiosa di quaccheri; (fig. fam.) riunione in cui si parla pocoQuakerisha.di (o da) quacchero; quaccheroQuakerismn. [u]quaccherismo, quacquerismoQuakerlyA a.di (o da) quacchero; quaccheroB avv.alla quacchera.* * *['kweɪkə(r)]nome quacchero m. (-a)
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