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  Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant beauteous  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
beaut
 
PRONUNCIATION:  byt
NOUN: Slang Something outstanding of its kind: “When I make a mistake, it's a beaut!” (Fiorello H. La Guardia).
ETYMOLOGY:Short for beauty.
 
 
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS · INDEX · ILLUSTRATIONS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
  Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant beauteous  
 
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