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JUDASES
Noun
judases
plural of judas
Noun
Judases
plural of Judas
Source: Wiktionary
JUDAS
Ju"das, n.
Definition: The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
– a.
Definition: Treacherous; betraying. Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
– Judas kiss, a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
– Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (C. Siliquastrum). C. Canadensis and C. occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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