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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of flies, of the family Tachinidæ. They are rather large black or blackish-brown species, with the abdomen usually reddish-yellow.
  • noun A genus of tineid moths, of the family Gelechiidæ. The sole species is the German
  • noun [l. c.] Plural of gonion.

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  • noun Plural form of gonion.

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  • : trigonometric, because they form the basis of the science of trigonometry; circular, because of their relations to the arc of a circle; goniometric, because of their use in determining angles, from gonia, a Greek word meaning angle.

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  • : trigonometric, because they form the basis of the science of trigonometry; circular, because of their relations to the arc of a circle; goniometric, because of their use in determining angles, from gonia, a Greek word meaning angle.

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  • I forgot to mention that I wear that red gonia whistle and the car key under my shirt.

    Choose the Right Whistle for Your Gun Dog 2009

  • I forgot to mention that I wear that red gonia whistle and the car key under my shirt.

    Choose the Right Whistle for Your Gun Dog 2009

  • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia — gegona = I have become).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • The gonia-that's the area beneath your ears where the jawbone turns upward-generally curve more sharply in an Asian jaw.

    Slate Magazine Brian Palmer 2011

  • Thrypsala oi anamniseis eginan ki aftes Lypes kai fones, adikes efches Ki afisa se mia gonia anoichtes pliges Ekapsa to chtes, nychtes mou palies Oneira kai efialtes richno stis foties

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  • Ekapsa to chtes, nychtes mou palies Thrypsala oi anamniseis eginan ki aftes Lypes kai fones, adikes efches Ki afisa se mia gonia anoichtes pliges Ekapsa to chtes, nychtes mou palies

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  • Ekapsa to htes, nihtes mou palies Thipsala oi anaminseis eginan ki aftes Lipes kai fones, adikes efhes Ki afisa se mia gonia anoihtes pliyes Ekapsa to htes, nihtes mou palies Oneira kai efialtes rihno stis foties Dakria kafta, psemata polla Miazoun san vouvi tainia pou den vlepo pia Opa!

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  • Ekapsa to htes, nihtes mou palies Thipsala oi anaminseis eginan ki aftes Lipes kai fones, adikes efhes Ki afisa se mia gonia anoihtes pliyes Ekapsa to htes, nihtes mou palies Oneira kai efialtes rihno stis foties Dakria kafta, psemata polla Miazoun san vouvi tainia pou den vlepo pia Opa!

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