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NOSTRADAMUS

\nˈɒstɹɐdˌaməs], \nˈɒstɹɐdˌaməs], \n_ˈɒ_s_t_ɹ_ɐ_d_ˌa_m_ə_s]\

Definitions of NOSTRADAMUS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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nos-tra-d[=a]'mus, n. any quack doctor or charlatan--from the French astrologer (1503-66).

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Prediction-monger, professed seer.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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