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annus mirabilis
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anointing of the sick
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anorak

an·o·rak [ ánnə ràk ] (plural an·o·raks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hooded waterproof parka: a warm thick waterproof hip-length jacket with a hood

2. U.K. obsessive enthusiast: a boring, unfashionable, or studious person, especially somebody who is excessively devoted to a hobby or interest ( humorous )
You can be into something without becoming a total anorak about it.

[Early 20th century. < (Greenlandic) Inuit annoraaq]
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