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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - 1: (n.) fear of long words.

Nudiustertian - 1: (adj.) of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

Thyestean - 1: (adj.) (Greek Mythology) Relating to or characteristic of Thyestes, whose brother Atreus made him eat the flesh of his own two sons at a banquet.

Anglophilia - 1: (n.) a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.

Somnambulism - 1: (n.) Sleepwalking.

Elucidate - 1: (v.) Make (something) clear; explain.

Merrythought - 1: (n.) (British) The wishbone of a bird.

Uroboros - 1: (n.) (also Ouroboros) A circular symbol depicting a snake, or less commonly a dragon, swallowing its tail, as an emblem of wholeness or infinity.

Abaft - 1: (adv.) (Nautical) In or behind the stern of a ship.