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butterfly

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German translation of butterfly

n.

1 Schmetterling

2butterfly [stroke] = Delphinstil

butterfly in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of butterfly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of butterfly in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

butter bean
butter dish
butter mountain
buttercup
butterfingers
butterfly
buttock
button
ˈbuttonhole
buttress
buxom

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logomachy

/ lōˈgäməkē

noun

an argument about words …

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