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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
double-dome — 1. n. an intellectual. □ It’s not that what the double domes say is wrong, it’s that they are so sure that they are right that scares me. □ I’d rather be just folks than a double dome. 2. mod. intellectual. □ No more of your double dome ideas … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
double-dome — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : egghead had demonstrated his machine to scores of scientific double domes W.M.Swann * * * double domed, adj. /dub euhl dohm /, n. Informal. an intellectual; egghead. [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
double-dome — noun (mildly derogatory) An intellectual or scholar. these double domes [were] in Reefs experience never quite as retiring as they looked, some of them damned touchy, as a matter of fact … Wiktionary
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Dome — For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). Domal redirects here. For domal consonants , see Retroflex consonant. Dome of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome crowned by a cupola. Designed primarily by Michelangelo, the dome was not completed until 1590 A … Wikipedia
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