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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)
  1. Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
    Every man is endowed with free will, that is our greatest endowment.
  2. Money received only the interest earned on which may be spent.
    Rich alumni have given Harvard an endowment worth billions, the interest on which supports the college handsomely.
  3. euphemistic The penis.
    She was very impressed by his endowment.

Synonyms

  • (something with which a person or thing is endowed): gift
  • (money received only the interest earned on which may be spent):
  • (informal, humorous: the penis):




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