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Word of the Day: Quimérico

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

Palabra:

quimérico

Pronunciación aproximada:

kee-MEH-ree-koh (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)

Significado:

fanciful, highly improbable, unrealistic, chimeric

Ejemplo:

El dragón es un animal quimérico.

Traducción:

The dragon is an imaginary animal

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