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• nar´row-mind´ed|ness — nar|row mind|ed «NAR oh MYN dihd», adjective. lacking breadth of view or sympathy; prejudiced: »He is a narrow minded man, that affects a triumph in any glorious study (Ben Jonson). SYNONYM(S): illiberal, intolerant, bigoted. –nar´row mind´ed|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• nar´row-mind´ed|ly — nar|row mind|ed «NAR oh MYN dihd», adjective. lacking breadth of view or sympathy; prejudiced: »He is a narrow minded man, that affects a triumph in any glorious study (Ben Jonson). SYNONYM(S): illiberal, intolerant, bigoted. –nar´row mind´ed|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row-mind|ed — «NAR oh MYN dihd», adjective. lacking breadth of view or sympathy; prejudiced: »He is a narrow minded man, that affects a triumph in any glorious study (Ben Jonson). SYNONYM(S): illiberal, intolerant, bigoted. –nar´row mind´ed|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row-leaf plantain — «NAR oh LEEF», a plantain having long, narrow leaves with prominent ribs and short, thick spikes; ribwort …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row|band — «NAR oh BAND», adjective. operating on a narrow band of frequencies: »Broadband sounds, like those of jet aircraft, seem much louder than narrowband noise of the same sound pressure level (Scientific American) …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row|cast|ing — «NAR oh KAS tihng, KAHS », noun. U.S. transmission of programs by cable television; cablecasting. ╂[because of its limited range in contrast to broadcasting] …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row|cast — «NAR oh kast, NAIR », verb, adjective. –verb. 1. a) to transmit television programs by cable. b) to disseminate entertainment programming or information intended for a specific audience segment, as, for example, by satellite radio or via a Web… …   Useful english dictionary

• nar|row-gauge — narrow gauge, a distance between the rails of a railroad less than the standard width of 56½ inches. nar|row gauge «NAR oh GAYJ», adjective. 1. having railroad tracks less than 56½ inches apart; less than standard gauge. 2. = narrow minded. (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

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