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   D. H. Lawrence
         n 1: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned
               industrial society and explored sexual relationships
               (1885-1930) [syn: {Lawrence}, {D. H. Lawrence}, {David
               Herbert Lawrence}]

English Dictionary: de l'Orme by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dail Eireann
n
  1. the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
    Synonym(s): Dail Eireann, Dail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daily round
n
  1. the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
    Synonym(s): round, daily round
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
de l'Orme
n
  1. French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
    Synonym(s): Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delaware Memorial Bridge
n
  1. a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delawarean
n
  1. a native or resident of Delaware [syn: Delawarean, Delawarian]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delawarian
n
  1. a native or resident of Delaware [syn: Delawarean, Delawarian]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delirium
n
  1. state of violent mental agitation [syn: craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria]
  2. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delirium tremens
n
  1. acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning [syn: {delirium tremens}, DTs]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delorme
n
  1. French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
    Synonym(s): Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dollar mark
n
  1. a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
    Synonym(s): dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign
  2. a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
    Synonym(s): dollar mark, dollar sign
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allerion \[d8]Al*le"ri*on\, n. [F. al[82]rion, LL. alario a
      sort of eagle; of uncertain origin.] (Her.)
      Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Laryngitis \[d8]Lar`yn*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Larynx}, and
      {-tis}.] (Med.)
      Inflammation of the larynx.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lern91a \[d8]Ler*n[91]"a\ (l[etil]r*n[emac]"[adot]), n. [NL.,
      fr. L. Lernaeus Lern[91]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest
      and marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A Linn[91]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as
      the family {Lern[91]id[91]}.
  
      Note: The genus is restricted by modern zo[94]logists to a
               limited number of species similar to {Lern[91]a
               branchialis} found on the gills of the cod.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lern91acea \[d8]Ler`n[91]*a"ce*a\
      (l[etil]r`n[esl]*[amac]"sh[esl]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL. See
      {Lern[91]a}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of
      remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young,
      however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in
      Appendix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirament \De*lir"a*ment\, n. [L. deliramentum, fr. delirare.
      See {Delirium}.]
      A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. [Obs.] --Heywood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirancy \De*lir"an*cy\, n.
      Delirium. [Obs.] --Gauden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirant \De*lir"ant\, a. [L. delirans, - antis, p. pr. of
      delirare. See {Delirium}.]
      Delirious. [Obs.] --Owen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deliriant \De*lir"i*ant\, n. [See {Delirium}.] (Med.)
      A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental
      aberration (as belladonna).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirium \De*lir"i*um\, n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander
      in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- +
      lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and
      E. last to endure.]
      1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and
            actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental
            aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually
            dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so
            distinguished from mania, or madness.
  
      2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
  
                     The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at
                     first caught his enthusiastic mind.   --W. Irving.
  
                     The delirium of the preceding session (of
                     Parliament).                                       --Morley.
  
      {Delirium tremens}. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a
            violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged
            use of intoxicating liquors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirium \De*lir"i*um\, n. [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander
      in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- +
      lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and
      E. last to endure.]
      1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and
            actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental
            aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually
            dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so
            distinguished from mania, or madness.
  
      2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
  
                     The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at
                     first caught his enthusiastic mind.   --W. Irving.
  
                     The delirium of the preceding session (of
                     Parliament).                                       --Morley.
  
      {Delirium tremens}. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a
            violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged
            use of intoxicating liquors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Murexan \Mu*rex"an\, n. [From {Murexide}.] (Chem.)
      A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide,
      alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish,
      crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called
      also {uramil}, {dialuramide}, and formerly {purpuric acid}.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Delirium
  
      An embedding coordinate language for parallel programming,
      implemented on {Sequent Symmetry}, {Cray}, {BBN Butterfly}.
  
      ["Parallel Programming with Coordination Structures", S. Lucco
      et al, 18th POPL, pp.197-208 (1991)].
  
  
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