[Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real
dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.

1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.

2. [Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
by Peter the Great in 1708.

3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
third millennium b.c.

4. a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
flowing beneath a glacier.

5. [Tucano] a rope bridge.

6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.

7. one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

8. [Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
balcony.

9. a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.

10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.

11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.

12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.


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RE: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

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Well, I know it's not my definition, so I can eliminate that. Otherwise...who knows?



 



3.  a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
third millennium b.c. 



and



7.  one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).




 



...are as good as any. 



 



Judy Madnick






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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

2 and 3 because I’m not as busy as Debbie

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 31, 2021, at 7:08 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real dictionary.
> Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.
>
> 1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.
>
> 2. [Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
> Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
> by Peter the Great in 1708.
>
> 3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
> containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
> as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
> later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
> third millennium b.c.
>
> 4. a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
> flowing beneath a glacier.
>
> 5. [Tucano] a rope bridge.
>
> 6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.
>
> 7. one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
> well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
> National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
>
> 8. [Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
> balcony.
>
> 9. a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.
>
> 10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.
>
> 11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.
>
> 12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
> Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.
>
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

It sounds made-up to me. So, 2 & 12.

P

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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

I do not see my offering which sets me at a disadvantage because i
cannot eliminate my own -- so I'll go firstÂ* and also I fancy the lemmings
#1 and #11 please

*JohnnyB*
On 31/12/2021 15:47, Daniel B Widdis wrote:
> 2 and 3 because I’m not as busy as Debbie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 31, 2021, at 7:08 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary
>> <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:
>>
>> Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a
>> real dictionary.
>> Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.
>>
>> 1. Â*[Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.
>>
>> 2. Â*[Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
>> Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
>> by Peter the Great in 1708.
>>
>> 3. Â*a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
>> containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
>> as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
>> later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
>> third millennium b.c.
>>
>> 4. Â*a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
>> flowing beneath a glacier.
>>
>> 5. Â*[Tucano] a rope bridge.
>>
>> 6. Â*Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.
>>
>> 7. Â*one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
>> well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
>> National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
>>
>> 8. Â*[Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
>> balcony.
>>
>> 9. Â*a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.
>>
>> 10. Â*anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.
>>
>> 11. Â*The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.
>>
>> 12. Â*a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
>> Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.
>>
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

Sounds Russian to me. That still leaves choices. I'll go with 3 and 12.

Efrem

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> On Dec 31, 2021, at 10:08 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real dictionary.
> Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.
>
>
> 3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the third millennium b.c.
>
>
> 12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.

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RE: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

I don’t see mine either (Mike – I sent the def and a follow-up to stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com <mailto:stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> but never heard back – could you let me know?) – so, in the meantime, still not entirely convinced it’s a real word, I’ll vote for 4 and 9.

Alan



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I do not see my offering which sets me at a disadvantage because i cannot eliminate my own -- so I'll go first and also I fancy the lemmings
#1 and #11 please

JohnnyB

On 31/12/2021 15:47, Daniel B Widdis wrote:

2 and 3 because I’m not as busy as Debbie

Sent from my iPhone





On Dec 31, 2021, at 7:08 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> wrote:

Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.

1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.

2. [Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
by Peter the Great in 1708.

3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
third millennium b.c.

4. a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
flowing beneath a glacier.

5. [Tucano] a rope bridge.

6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.

7. one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

8. [Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
balcony.

9. a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.

10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.

11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.

12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.

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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

2 and 7, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

Neither your def nor your followup reached me. And they're not in my spam folder.



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I don’t see mine either (Mike – I sent the def and a follow-up to stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com but never heard back – could you let me know?) – so, in the meantime, still not entirely convinced it’s a real word, I’ll vote for 4 and 9.



Alan



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I do not see my offering which sets me at a disadvantage because i cannot eliminate my own -- so I'll go firstÂ* and also I fancy the lemmings
#1 and #11 please





JohnnyB







On 31/12/2021 15:47, Daniel B Widdis wrote:





2 and 3 because I’m not as busy as Debbie





Sent from my iPhone













On Dec 31, 2021, at 7:08 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary &lt;dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com&gt; wrote:







Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.

1. Â*[Orkney &amp; Shetland Islands] a clergyman.

2. Â*[Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
by Peter the Great in 1708.

3. Â*a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
third millennium b.c.

4. Â*a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
flowing beneath a glacier.

5. Â*[Tucano] a rope bridge.

6. Â*Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.

7. Â*one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

8. Â*[Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
balcony.

9. Â*a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.

10. Â*anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.

11. Â*The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.

12. Â*a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.

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[Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

Two and six for me please.

On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 10:08:33 AM UTC-5 Mike Shefler wrote:

> Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real
> dictionary.
> Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.
>
> 1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.
>
> 2. [Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
> Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
> by Peter the Great in 1708.
>
> 3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
> containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
> as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
> later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
> third millennium b.c.
>
> 4. a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
> flowing beneath a glacier.
>
> 5. [Tucano] a rope bridge.
>
> 6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.
>
> 7. one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
> well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
> National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
>
> 8. [Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
> balcony.
>
> 9. a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.
>
> 10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.
>
> 11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.
>
> 12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
> Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.
>
>

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[Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

I'll try 6 and 10.

6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped
nuts.

10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.

-- Tim L

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RE: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

I didn't see mine either,Â* then I realised it had more to do with my intake of champagne than Mike's admin!Happy New Year, everyone!My votes go to 7 and 11.RegardsAnnSent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> Date: 2021/12/31 17:08 (GMT+02:00) To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real dictionary.Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.1. Â*[Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.2. Â*[Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and earlyCyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introducedby Peter the Great in 1708.3. Â*a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and oftencontaining grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as wellas a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes butlater spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in thethird millennium b.c.4. Â*a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a streamflowing beneath a glacier.5. Â*[Tucano] a rope bridge.6. Â*Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.7. Â*one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the mostwell known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences (PNAS).8. Â*[Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry orbalcony.9. Â*a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension..10. Â*anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.11. Â*The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.12. Â*a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined byAnti-Communists in the US in 1928.



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Re: [Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

It'll be 1 and 11 for me:

> 1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.

> 11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.

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[Dixonary] Round 3220 vote for PRESTINGOLVA
 

1 and 6 for me.

Nancy

On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 9:08:33 AM UTC-6 Mike Shefler wrote:

> Here are 12 definitions for PRESTINGOLVA, one of which came from a real
> dictionary.
> Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 11 AM EST, Sunday, January 2.
>
> 1. [Orkney & Shetland Islands] a clergyman.
>
> 2. [Linguistics] collective term for letters of the Glagolitic and early
> Cyrillic alphabets that are not part of the Civil Script introduced
> by Peter the Great in 1708.
>
> 3. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often
> containing grave vessels, weapons, and the bodies of horses as well
> as a single human body; originally in use in the Russian Steppes but
> later spreading into eastern, central, and northern Europe in the
> third millennium b.c.
>
> 4. a long narrow ridge or mound of sand or gravel deposited by a stream
> flowing beneath a glacier.
>
> 5. [Tucano] a rope bridge.
>
> 6. Russian pastry made with butter, cocoa, cognac, and chopped nuts.
>
> 7. one of the five archaic human groups, the Neandertal being the most
> well known of the five, as published in the Proceedings of the
> National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
>
> 8. [Arch.] a floor which serves also as a roof, as of a belfry or
> balcony.
>
> 9. a modern serif typeface involving shadowing to add dimension.
>
> 10. anticipating and answering an opponent's objections.
>
> 11. The steppe lemming _Lagurus lagurus_, found in Russia and Ukraine.
>
> 12. a pseudo–Eastern European word for oppression, coined by
> Anti-Communists in the US in 1928.
>
>

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