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• fellow-feeling — 1610s, an attempt to translate L. compassio and Gk. sympatheia. It yielded a back formed verb, fellow feel in 17c …   Etymology dictionary

• Fellow-feeling — Fel low feel ing, n. 1. Sympathy; a like feeling. [1913 Webster] 2. Joint interest. [Obs.] Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fellow — [[t]fe̱loʊ[/t]] ♦♦ fellows 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use fellow to describe people who are in the same situation as you, or people you feel you have something in common with. She discovered to her pleasure, a talent for making her fellow guests laugh...… …   English dictionary

• Feel the Force — Infobox Television show name = Feel the Force caption = The main cast of Feel the Force . Left: Sally Frank (Cavaliero) Right: Sally Bobbins (Gomez). genre = Police sitcom runtime = 30 minutes creator = Georgia Pritchett starring = Michelle Gomez …   Wikipedia

• fellow feeling — fel′low feel′ing n. 1) sympathetic feeling; sympathy 2) a sense of shared interest • Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

• cow — n British 1a. an unpleasant or obnoxious woman 1b. a placid, drab or humiliated woman The word is often used with real malice or, alternatively, can be said with fellow feel ing by a sympathetic woman, especially in the phrase poor cow . Cow is… …   Contemporary slang

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …   Universalium