NINETY-DAY WONDER

Meaning of NINETY-DAY WONDER in English

/nuyn"tee day'/ , Informal.

an officer commissioned in a branch of the armed forces after an unusually short training period, esp. after a three-months officers' training course during World War II.

[ 1915-20, Amer. ]

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NINETY-DAY WONDER — noun : a person commissioned as an officer in one of the armed services after 90 days or a relatively …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NINETY-DAY WONDER — ист "чудо трехмесячной выдержки" Ироничное выражение; относилось к новоиспеченному лейтенанту времен второй мировой войны, прошедшему ускоренный трехмесячный курс офицерской подготовки. Неумелый и …
NINETY-DAY WONDER — ист. "чудо трехмесячной выдержки" Ироничное выражение; относилось к новоиспеченному лейтенанту времен второй мировой войны, прошедшему ускоренный трехмесячный курс офицерской подготовки. …
NINETY — ninanti
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NINETY — kasiyaman;kasiyarnan;noventa
English-Visayan vocabulary
NINETY — noun (plural nineties) Etymology: Middle English ~, adjective, from Old English nigontig, short for hundnigontig, from hundnigontig, noun, group of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
WONDER — I. ˈwəndə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WONDER — (n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Английский словарь Webster
NINETY — (n.) A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.
Английский словарь Webster
NINETY — (n.) The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
NINETY — (a.) Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men.
Английский словарь Webster
WONDER — ( n. ) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINETY — ( n. ) The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINETY — ( n. ) A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NINETY — ( a. ) Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WONDER — — wonderer , n. — wonderless , adj. /wun"deuhr/ , v.i. 1. to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NINETY — /nuyn"tee/ , n. , pl. nineties , adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times nine. 2. a symbol for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
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NINETY — adj. being 90 in number
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WONDER — I. ˈwən-dər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wundor; akin to Old High German wuntar wonder Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NINETY — noun ( plural nineties ) Etymology: Middle English ninety, adjective, from Old English nigontig, short for hundnigontig, from hundnigontig, noun, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WONDER — adj wonderful. 2. wonder ·adv wonderfully. 3. wonder ·noun a cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; …
Webster English vocab
NINETY — noun a symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc. 2. ninety ·adj nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; …
Webster English vocab
WONDER — [won.der] n [ME, fr. OE wundor; akin to OHG wuntar wonder] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a cause of astonishment or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NINETY — [nine.ty] n, pl nineties [ME ninety, adj., fr. OE nigontig, short for hundnigontig, fr. hundnigontig, n., group of 90, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WONDER — wonder, W~ BrE AmE ˈwʌnd ə AmE - ə r ▷ wonder|ed d ▷ wondering/ly ˈwʌnd‿ ə r ɪŋ /li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WONDER — / ˈwʌndə(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wonder (about sth) to think about sth and try to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINETY — / ˈnaɪnti; NAmE / 1. number 90 2. noun the nineties [ pl. ] numbers, years or temperatures from 90 …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WONDER — I. won ‧ der 1 S1 W2 /ˈwʌndə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Word Family: adjective …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NINETY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of nine and ten. 2 a symbol for this (90, xc, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WONDER — n. & v. n. 1 an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NINETY — n. & adj. n. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of nine and ten. 2 a symbol for this (90, xc, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WONDER — n. & v. --n. 1. an emotion excited by what is unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable, esp. surprise mingled with admiration …
Oxford English vocab
NINETY — n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. the product of nine and ten. 2 a symbol for this (90, xc, …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
WONDER — ( wonders, wondering, wondered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINETY — ( nineties) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Ninety is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NINETY — (nineties) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Ninety is the number 90. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WONDER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boy wonder ▪ Robson, the boy wonder of the department childlike delight/wonder/excitement ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WONDER — (SURPRISE) [verb] - to feel or express great surprise at somethingHe was behaving so badly at school today, I wonder …
Cambridge English vocab
NINETY — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 90eighty, ninety, a hundredNinety percent of the people surveyed said they were often tired.We've …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Slang English vocab
WONDER — I. noun 1 feeling of surprise/admiration ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ childlike , wide-eyed VERB + WONDER ▪ feel ▪ express …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WONDER — See ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ it makes you wonder • ↑ no wonder
Longman Activator English vocab
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WONDER — n. 25B6; noun she was speechless with wonder : AWE, admiration, wonderment, fascination; surprise, astonishment, amazement. the wonders of nature …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAY — n. 25B6; noun I stayed for a day : TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR PERIOD, twenty-four hours. enjoy the beach during the day : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WONDER — n. 1 marvel, prodigy, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight, curiosity, miracle, Slang knockout, stunner, mind-blower, mind-boggler, trip Surely, the wheel must …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WONDER — See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.
Словарь английских идиом
WONDER — 1. сущ. 1) удивление, изумление it is no wonder that ≈ неудивительно, что 2) чудо; нечто удивительное It's a wonder …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NINETY — 1. числ. колич. девяносто ninety-one ≈ девяносто один ninety-two ≈ девяносто два ninety-nine out of a hundred ≈ почти все …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — сущ. 1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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