Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.
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CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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