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Abderiʹtan Laughter

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Scoffing laughter, incessant laughter. So called from Abdēra, the birthplace of Democrĭtos, the laughing philosopher.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Abbot of Misrule
Abbotsford
Abd
Abdael
Abdallah
Abdallah
Abdals
Abdera
Abderitan
Abderitan Laughter
Abderite
Abderus
Abdiel
Abecedarian
Abel and Cain
Abel Keene
Abelites
Abessa
Abesta
Abeyance