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Angelina

fem. proper name, diminutive of Angela.

Jocelyn

proper name, variant of Jocelin/Joceline.

Pauline

fem. proper name, fem. of Paul.

Carla

fem. proper name, fem. of Carl.

distemper (v.)

late 14c., distemperen, "to disturb, upset the proper balance of," from Old French destemprer and directly from Medieval Latin distemperare "vex, make ill," literally "upset the proper balance (of bodily humors)," from dis- "un-, not" (see dis-) + Latin temperare "mingle in the proper proportion" (see temper (v.)). Related: Distempered.

datum (n.)

proper Latin singular of data (q.v.).

Prudence

fem. proper name; see prudence.

appendices (n.)

proper Latin plural of appendix.

Bart

masc. proper name, abbreviation of Bartholomew, etc.

Lola

fem. proper name, diminutive of Spanish Dolores.

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