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Milan

city in northern Italy, Roman Mediolanum, from Gaulish medios "middle" + lanu "plain," in reference to its situation in the Po Valley. Related: Milanese.

intricacy (n.)

c. 1600, "state of being complex;" 1610s, "an intricate situation or condition," from intricate (adj.) + -cy. Related: Intricacies.

MySpace

social networking Web site, founded in late 2003 and dominant from 2005 to 2009.

Babism (n.)

religious and social system founded in 19c. Persia, 1850; see Baha'i.

sociology (n.)

the science of social phenomena, 1842, from French sociologie, a hybrid coined 1830 by French philosopher Isidore Auguste Comte (1798-1857), from Latin socius "associate" (see social (adj.)) + Greek-derived suffix -logie (see -logy).

Oslo

Norwegian capital city, a name probably based on Old Norse os "estuary, river mouth," in reference to the place's situation.

ideally (adv.)

"in the best conceivable situation," 1840, from ideal + -ly (2). Earlier "in an archetype" (1640s); "in idea or imagination" (1590s).

bewilderment (n.)

1789, "state or condition of being bewildered," from bewilder + -ment; meaning "thing or situation which bewilders" is from 1840.

shut-in (n.)

"person confined from normal social intercourse," 1904, from the verbal phrase, from shut (v.) + in (adv.).

underclass (n.)

"subordinate social class," 1894, from under (adj.) + class (n.). A loan-translation of Swedish underklass.

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