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COLLEENS
Noun
colleens
plural of colleen
Source: Wiktionary
COLLEEN
Col*leen", n. [Ir. cailin.]
Definition: A girl; a maiden. [Anglo-Irish]
Of all the colleens in the land Sweet Mollie is the daisy. The Century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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