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  Word Descriptions nostalgia, parable, natation, mosaic, spate, galleon, aphorism, prow, avaritia, manger


   
Description of nostalgia (noun)
longing for something past



   
Description of parable (noun: parables)
proverb; short tale that teaches a moral lesson



   
Description of natation (noun)
the act of someone who floats on the water



   
Description of mosaic (noun: mosaics)
arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture



   
Description of spate (noun)
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow



   
Description of galleon (noun)
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts



   
Description of aphorism (noun)
a short pithy instructive saying; apophthegm



   
Description of prow (noun)
front part of a vessel or aircraft; stem



   
Description of avaritia (noun)
reprehensible acquisitiveness; covetousness; rapacity



   
Description of manger (noun)
a container from which cattle or horses feed; trough



  Determinations of the words nostalgia, parable, natation, mosaic, spate, galleon, aphorism, prow, avaritia, manger

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