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gymnopaedic (medicine)


gymnopaedic
<ornithology, zoology> Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopaedic; said of certain birds.

Origin: Gr. Gymnos naked +, a child.

Source: Websters Dictionary


destiny(1) (iou)



destiny noun. Also (esp. when personified) Destiny. ME.
[Old & mod. French destinee from Proto-Romance use as noun of Latin destinata fem. pa. pple of destinare: see DESTINE, -Y5.]
The predetermined course of events; that which is destined to happen; the fate of a particular person, country, etc.; the ultimate condition; a person's lot in life. ME.
manifest destiny: see MANIFEST adjective.
H. Reed That battle which settled the destiny of Saxon independence. E. O'Neill You are fully competent to direct the destiny of this company. P. Tillich In every act of moral self-affirmation man contributes to the fulfilment of his destiny. Guardian Secure in their Biblical faith that their deeds are part of a divinely ordained destiny. J. Cheever She was the woman life meant him to have; she was his destiny.
The power or agency that (supposedly) predetermines events, invincible necessity, (freq. personified or as a goddess); in pl., the three Fates of mythology. LME.
man of destiny: see MAN noun.