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nonentity discuss | |
| Definition: | (noun) A person of no influence. |
| Synonyms: | nobody, cipher |
| Usage: | After losing the gubernatorial election, she was written off as a political nonentity. |
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  The Nika RiotsNearly half of Constantinople was destroyed and some 30,000 people were killed in the Nika riots of 532 CE. Chariot racing was quite popular at the time, and rivalries between the fans of competing teams often became mingled with political or religious disputes, sometimes leading to riots. The Nika riots began when spectators at a chariot racing event, angered by the emperor's refusal to pardon two rioters accused of murder, started attacking his palace. How was the rebellion finally suppressed? More... Discuss |
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 Circus, n.: A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women, and children acting the fool.Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Discuss |
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