UPSTARTS

Meaning of UPSTARTS in English

Persons lately raised to honours and riches from mean stations.

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UPSTARTS — В верхнем этаже
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PATENT — I. ˈpat ə nt, ˈpāt- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin patent-, patens, from present participle of …
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ASSUMPTIVE — -(p)tiv adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin assumptivus, from Latin assumptus, past participle of assumere + -ivus -ive : …
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NEW WAVE
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HORIZONTAL BAR — Dimensions of the horizontal bar also called High Bar, gymnastic apparatus introduced in the early 19th century by the German …
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ARISTOCRACY — government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those felt to be best qualified to …
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ALTERNATIVE ROCK
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UPSTART — ( upstarts) You can refer to someone as an upstart when they behave as if they are important, but you …
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UPSTART — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She certainly hoped Albert didn't let in any little upstarts like the officer who'd wanted …
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SUGGESTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES add weight to the suggestion/idea etc ▪ Recent research adds weight to the theory that …
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SIGNIFICANT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a considerable/substantial/significant number (= quite a large number ) ▪ He received a substantial number …
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READERSHIP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE wide ▪ This would prevent questionable findings influencing a much wider readership . ▪ …
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PRO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES on a pro rata basis ▪ Fees are calculated on a pro rata basis …
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NOUVEAU RICHE — 25B6; plural noun the new rich, parvenus, arrivistes, upstarts, social climbers, vulgarians.
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