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disclaim
disclaimer
disclaimer of opinion
disclose
disclosing agent
disclosure
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discobolus
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discobolus
dis·cob·o·lus [ diss kóbb'ləss ] (plural dis·cob·o·li [ diss kóbb'l, diss kóbb'l ]) or dis·cob·o·los [ diss kóbb'ləss ] (plural dis·cob·o·li [ diss kóbb'l, diss kóbb'l ])


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ancient Greek discus thrower: a discus thrower in ancient Greece
[Early 18th century. Via Latin < Greek diskobolos "disk-throwing" < diskos (see dish) + -bolos "throwing" < ballein "to throw"]
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