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• byword — [[t]ba͟ɪwɜː(r)d[/t]] bywords 1) N COUNT: N for n Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality. ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy. ...the Rolls Royce brand name …   English dictionary

• byword — by|word [ˈbaıwə:d US wə:rd] n 1.) be a byword for sth to be so well known for a particular quality that your name is used to represent that quality ▪ His name has become a byword for honesty in the community. 2.) [singular] a word, phrase, or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• byword — noun (C) 1 be a byword for to be so well known for a particular quality that your name is used to represent that quality: The political system had become a byword for fraud. 2 (singular) a phrase or saying that is very well known …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• byword — [ˈbaɪˌwɜːd] noun a byword for sth someone or something that has a strong reputation for a particular quality The company s name had become a byword for bad service and overpriced goods.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Gaius Maecenas — Bust of Maecenas at Coole Park, Co. Galway, Ireland Gaius Cilnius Maecenas (  / …   Wikipedia

• Michigan — /mish i geuhn/, n. 1. a state in the N central United States. 9,258,344; 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Cap.: Lansing. Abbr.: MI (for use with zip code), Mich. 2. Lake, a lake in the N central U.S., between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the… …   Universalium

• Unseen University — Motto Nunc id Vides, Nunc ne Vides ( Now you see it, Now you don t. ) Established 1 AM (current Ankh Morpork calendar dates from founding) Type Public Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully Location …   Wikipedia

• Norway — /nawr way/, n. Norwegian, Norge. a kingdom in N Europe, in the W part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 4,404,456; 124,555 sq. mi. (322,597 sq. km). Cap.: Oslo. * * * Norway Introduction Norway Background: Despite its neutrality, Norway was not able …   Universalium

• Atlantis — Athanasius Kircher s map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. The map is oriented with south at the top.Atlantis (in Greek, polytonic|Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, island of Atlas ) is the… …   Wikipedia

• by·word — /ˈbaıˌwɚd/ noun, pl words [count] : someone or something that is closely connected with a particular quality usually singular; usually + for The new luxury hotel is fast becoming a byword for hospitality. Her name has become a byword for wit …   Useful english dictionary

• And did those feet in ancient time — is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was… …   Wikipedia