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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Severe criticism like that of the ancient critic Aristarchus.
- noun Government by the best men; a body of worthy men constituting a government.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Severely criticism.
- noun obsolete Severe criticism.
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- noun obsolete
severe criticism - noun
government by thebest
Etymologies
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See Aristarch.
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Ancient Greek best + rule.
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