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dactylic hexameter
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dactylographer
dactylography
dactylology
dactylozooid
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Dada
dadah
daddy
daddy longlegs
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dado rail
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Dada
Dada [ d daa ] or dada [ d daa ] or Dadaism [ d daa izəm ] or dadaism [ d daa izəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
20C artistic and literary movement: a European artistic and literary movement of the early 20th century whose work was characterized by anarchy, irrationality, and irreverence
[Early 20th century. < French, 'hobbyhorse']

Dadaist noun, adjective
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