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- proper noun A
diminutive ofSteven andStephen , also used as a formal malegiven name . - proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Stephanie .
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Examples
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STEVE OTTER, DEPUTY EDITOR, "BEST LIFE": And the one thing I'm going to (INAUDIBLE) for Steve to think about is, how many hundred thousand dollars does he have making 2 percent, which means he's losing money to inflation?
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Hell, he posts new threads, an dhe jsut claimed taht steve allows this behavior because it represents a work savings for Steve.
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BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve and I weren't like father and son.
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BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Please don't grieve for Steve, he's at peace now.
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BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: I'm a lucky, lucky guy that I've had the opportunity to have a son like Steve.
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BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve knew the risks involved with the type of work he was doing.
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Posted April 30, 2009 at 3:37 am | Permalink no i mean its cruel to do this to steve The person who cut an pasted that picture is jealous of Steve and i love steve he was an inspiratoin to me I hate anyone who makes fun of STEVE IRWIN REST IN PEACE I KNOW STEVE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!
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BOB IRWIN, STEVE IRWIN'S FATHER: Steve knew the risks involved with the type of work he was doing, and he wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
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DICK CLARK, FRIEND OF STEVE ALLEN: Lou, pardon me, I'm terribly shocked because Steve was not only one of my idols, he was my neighbor in Encino for many years.
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This afternoon when steve got back I went for a swim in the local spring area in El Questro, the water was a little chilly but well worth the refreshing dip, I then had a little nap in the banana lounges that are on the bank of the spring while Steve took the kids to cool off with some ice cream treats.
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alexz commented on the word Steve
2017 - a newly discovered stream of glowing gas spotted in the night sky.
"Testing showed it appeared to be a hot stream of fast-flowing gas in the higher reaches of the atmosphere." - spotted in the BBC.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39686055
The downside to calling a natural phenomenom 'Steve' is that future researchers will have a hard time trying to look it up in journals.
April 23, 2017
alexz commented on the word Steve
Spotted in a CBC news story about Steve
"The phenomenon does now have a backronym of an official name: strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (Steve for short)."
March 20, 2018