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| big bang theory |
the theory that the universe originated at a fixed point billions of years ago in a cosmic explosion of a mass of hydrogen atoms, and that it has been expanding ever since. (Cf. steady state theory.) |
| disjunctive |
in grammar, of or denoting a word or phrase that is not syntactically part of the sentence in which it occurs, as "in my opinion" in "He is, in my opinion, the best baseball player ever". [1/5 definitions] |
| e'er |
contracted form of "ever" (used chiefly in literature). |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| litotes |
in rhetoric, an understatement, esp. one expressed by a negation of an affirmative, as in "not the worst book I ever read". |
| once |
even one time; ever. [2/7 definitions] |
| once and for all |
without a doubt, either now or ever; absolutely. [1/2 definitions] |
| since |
from then until now (often prec. by "ever"). [2/6 definitions] |
| syncope |
the shortening of a word by dropping one or more sounds from its center, as in shortening "ever" to "e'er". [1/2 definitions] |
| Tropic of Cancer |
an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees north of it, representing the northernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead. |
| Tropic of Capricorn |
an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees south of it, representing the southernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead. |
| unchanging |
remaining ever the same; unvarying. |
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