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- pronunciation:
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meId
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an old unmarried woman; spinster (usu. used disparagingly).
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| definition 2: |
someone who is prim, prudish, or fussy.
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| definition 3: |
a card game in which all the cards except one can be matched in pairs, the loser being the player left holding the odd card.
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| related words: |
card |
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| derivation: |
old-maidish (adj.) |
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