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Dr. Strangelove (DOK-tuhr STRAYNJ-luv) noun
A person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare. Also called Strangelove. [After a character in a movie of the same name (1963) by U.S. director Stanley Kubrick.] "The US tests are part of a 13-year, $60 billion `stockpile stewardship' program which will enable our Dr. Strangeloves to design new nuclear bombs in computer-simulated virtual reality." Stanley K. Sheinbaum & Alice Slater, It is time to abolish nuclear arms, New Perspectives Quarterly, Summer 1999. This week's theme: fictional characters who live on in the dictionary. ............................................................................ Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. -Lao-Tzu, philosopher (6th century B.C.) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: Give the gift of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day at http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html . It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long, and beyond. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/dr_strangelove.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/dr_strangelove.ram
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