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| amphiprostyle |
having a row of columns at each end but none along the sides, as an ancient Greek temple. |
| destitute |
having none of a specified thing or quality (often fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
| reptile |
any of the class of vertebrate cold-blooded animals, including lizards, turtles, snakes, crocodiles, and the like, that breathe with lungs, are covered with scales or hard plates, and have short legs or none at all. [1/4 definitions] |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. [1/5 definitions] |
| without |
having none of or no; lacking. [1/5 definitions] |
| zero |
being none or nothing in number or quantity. [1/5 definitions] |
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