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Pollyanna
Pol·ly·an·na [ pòllee ánnə ] (plural Pol·ly·an·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
eternal optimist: an unrealistically optimistic person
[Early 20th century. After the heroine of children's stories written by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868-1920), U.S. author]
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