01-19-2007, 09:22 AM
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has all her shots.
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When I think Bush & Co., I don't think stupid...I think:
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my·o·pi·a /maɪˈoʊpiə/ Pronunciation Key
[mahy-oh-pee-uh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1. Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
2. lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness.
3. narrow-mindedness; intolerance.
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[Origin: 1685–95; < NL < Gk myōpía, equiv. to myōp- (s. of mýōps) near-sighted, lit., blinking (mý(ein) to shut + ps eye) + -ia -ia]
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American Heritage Dictionary
my·o·pi·a (mī-ō'pē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n.
A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Also called short sight.
Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: "For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia" (Edwin Honig).
[Greek muōpiā, from muōps, muōp-, nearsighted : mūein, to close the eyes + ōps, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]
my·op'ic (-ŏp'ĭk, -ō'pĭk) adj., my·op'i·cal·ly adv.
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WordNet
myopia
noun
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred [ant: farsightedness]
WordNet® 2.1, © 2005 Princeton University
The American Heritage Science Dictionary
myopia (mī-ō'pē-ə)
A defect of the eye that causes light to focus in front of the retina instead of directly on it, resulting in an inability to see distant objects clearly. Myopia is often caused by an elongated eyeball or a misshapen lens. Also called nearsightedness. Compare hyperopia.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
myopia [(meye-oh-pee-uh)]
Nearsightedness. Myopia is a visual defect in which light that enters the eye is focused in front of the retina rather than directly on it, so that distant objects appear blurred. Myopia can be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or LASIK.
Note: The term is often used to indicate an inability to see into the future: “The new policy is incredibly myopic, and puts future generations at a great disadvantage for the sake of a few short-term gains.”
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PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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