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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of wasps of the family Eumenidæ, having the abdomen pyriform, with a very long pedicel formed by the first abdominal segment. E. fraterna is a common North American species.
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- noun mason wasps
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[Greek: eumenes], [Greek: to], [Greek: eumeneia], benevolence; [Greek: eumenês] sometimes means well-contented.
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius 1839
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