Definitions
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- noun belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- noun a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
- noun a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
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Examples
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Bon ..., cela dit, ... la prochaine fois que Kristin ira à Châteauneuf-du-Pape, j'espère qu'elle prendra quelques photos de maisons typiques, comme vous nous les décrivez - avec quelques marches, petit perron, grille de protection et plantes fleuries, minuscule porte au ras de la rue …
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Allez Smokey, ca ira et tout se terminera au mieux pour toi.
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"Ça ira," that'll do, she says, indicating her choice — the largest slice: like mother-in-law, like daughter-in-law.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Write to Ira Iosebashvili at ira.iosebashvili@dowjones.com
Ruble Hits 2-Year High Against Dollar Ira Iosebashvili 2011
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"Ça ira," that'll do, she says, indicating her choice — the largest slice: like mother-in-law, like daughter-in-law.
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Or consider the deliberate large-scale grandiosity of Paul McCartney's "The Liverpool Oratorio," or Roger Waters's opera "Ça ira."
'Classical crossover': A label not necessarily to be feared Anne Midgette 2010
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Tagged: blue peter tracy island, free speech, ira silverberg, origami, the new yorker, things to make and do.
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January 27, 2010 become ira glass with your iphone
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Over The Line, writing | Tagged: blue peter tracy island, free speech, ira silverberg, origami, the new yorker, things to make and do | Leave a Comment »
tricon commented on the word ira
"Ira" means "wrath" in latin.
November 4, 2008
ecbrenner commented on the word ira
In finances, individual retirement account
April 14, 2009
rolig commented on the word ira
The name of my housemate Jon's easy-going orange tabby in the late 1970s.
April 15, 2009