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Pangloss (iou) and Esd. (iou)


Pangloss (iou)



Pangloss noun. M19.
[The philosopher and tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759).]
A person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances.
Pan'glossian adjective & noun (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of) a Pangloss M19.
Panglossism noun an unrealistically optimistic attitude or saying M20.

Esd. (iou)



Esd. abbreviation.
Esdras (Apocrypha).