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spleen
- pronunciation:
- splin
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a ductless organ on the left side near the stomach, which filters and stores blood, destroys certain worn-out red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells of the immune system.
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| definition 2: |
this organ regarded as the source of certain emotions or characteristic moods, esp. ill temper and spite.
a person full of spleen |
| related words: |
acrimony, anger, gall, grudge, malice, temper, wrath |
| derivation: |
spleenish (adj.) |
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