Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation allegro
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a prefix proposed by Michael to designate an unexplained isomerism.
- noun An element in compound words of Greek origin, meaning other, another.
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Examples
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Meanwhile the _concierge_ was 'allo'-ing lustily into the telephone.
The Mountebank William John Locke 1896
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It's moniker, "allopathic," comes from the words allo, meaning against, and path, meaning pathology or illness.
Making the Case for a Real Cure: The Power of Homeopathy 2009
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I saw these lips smile and poke out the window saying "'allo" to me but I was then also momentarily transfixed by the glinting bistro lights reflected on the onyx skin of Stephanie's car.
Shampoo Planet Coupland, Douglas 1992
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People get offended if you don't get through the generic 'allo' and figure it out.
iToot Stream Somebody 2010
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
your comment here 2006
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
reek 2006
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
murder 2006
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
slim minority 2006
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
puritans 2006
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'allo 'allo hypocrisy off the leash guest post from redsock: thoughts on harper reek dogs get bit portrait of an artist policy hnim vote again slim minority vote vote vote conformity choice in canada ground rules roe day backwater the vote open thread site sighting hypocrisy du jour on the record wrap-up oh bloody hell redsock: "laura on bbc world service"
hypocrisy du jour 2006
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