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Monday, December 19, 2005

Pollyanna
Pronunciation: "pä-lE-'a-n&
Function: noun
Etymology: Pollyanna, heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter died 1920 American fiction writer
: a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
- Pollyanna adjective
- Pollyannaish /-'a-n&-ish/ also Pollyannish /-'a-nish/ adjective

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