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Balzacian (iou) and attenuate(1) (iou)


Balzacian (iou)



Balzacian adjective & noun. L19.
[from Balzac (see below) + -IAN.]
A. adjective. Pertaining to or characteristic of the French novelist Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) or his works. L19.
b. noun. An admirer or student of Balzac or his Writing. E20.

attenuate(1) (iou)



attenuate adjective. LME.
[Latin attenuatus pa. pple, formed as ATTENUATE verb: see -ATE2.]
Slender, thin; emaciated; tapering to thinness. LME.
Thin in consistency; weakened, rarefied, refined. arch. LME.