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| Asian flu |
a virulent strain of the influenza virus that probably spread from Asia; Asian influenza. |
| aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
| Black Death |
a deadly plague, probably bubonic, that was widespread in Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, characterized by dark splotches on the skin. |
| doubtless |
probably. [1/3 definitions] |
| in all probability |
very likely; quite probably. |
| likely |
probably. [1/4 definitions] |
| most likely |
with much greater probability than not; very probably. |
| no doubt |
probably. [1/2 definitions] |
| Northman |
a member of one of the ancient Scandinavian peoples, esp. those who explored and colonized Great Britain, Ireland, parts of Europe, and probably the New World; Norseman. |
| prob.1 |
abbreviation of "probable" or "probably." |
| pulsar |
any of various astronomical objects, probably rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit short, repeating pulses of radio waves. |
| San Salvador |
an island of the eastern Bahamas, where Columbus probably first landed in the Western Hemisphere in 1492. [1/2 definitions] |
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