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| tragedian |
an actor noted for his or her performances in tragedies. [1/2 definitions] |
| unnoted |
not noted; unobserved; unacknowledged. |
| veery |
a small brown and cream-colored thrush, common in the Eastern United States and noted for its liquid song. |
| Virginia Woolf |
English novelist and essayist, noted for her use of modernist techniques such as stream of consciousness and interior monologue; born Virginia Stephens (b.1882--d.1941). |
| wood thrush |
a large common North American woodland thrush with a reddish head and large dark spots on a white breast, noted for its beautiful song. |
| zinnia |
any of various plants related to the daisy, native to North and South America, and noted for showy, long-lasting, colorful flowers. |
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