MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet.
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WEATHER, n. The climate of the hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned.
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INFIDEL, n. In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion in Constantinople, one who does.
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DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance if awkwardly performed ... deplorable consequences sometimes ensue. A long time ago a man lost his life.
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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
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PRUDE, n. A bawd hiding behind the back of her demeanor.
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