Definitions
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- noun (Med.) Myopia.
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- noun Archaic form of
myopia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I have heard of a kind of myopy that is biliousness, and when I reached the islands my sight was as clear as my skin; all that tropical luxuriance snatched me to itself at once, recognized me for kith and kin; and mamma died, and I lived.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Various
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We have begun to believe that our writers are afflicted with a sort of myopy that shuts out effectually sky and star and sea, and sees only the pebbles and thistles by the dusty roadside.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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First, M. Javel says reading requires an absolutely permanent application of eyesight, resulting in a permanent tension of the organ, which may be measured by the amount of fatigue or by the production of permanent myopy.
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M. Javel believes, lead to myopy, especially if successive generations have been subjected to these injurious influences.
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Disdainfully was he mentioned in the "Actes des Apotres," the mocking organ of the Privileged party, so light-heartedly and provocatively edited by a group of gentlemen afflicted by a singular mental myopy.
Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini 1912
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According to these fans, Shanahan had a rogue band of selfish mercenaries that dragged the team down with it's own myopy;
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local DaBroncsRBack 2010
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According to these fans, Shanahan had a rogue band of selfish mercenaries that dragged the team down with it's own myopy;
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 8 Ball 2010
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