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OPTOGRAM
Op"to*gram, n. Etym: [Optic + -gram: cf. F. optogramme.] (Physiol.)
Definition: An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See Optography.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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