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adverbbelieved or reputed to be the case
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- lawrence Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
- palatine the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
- piltdown man a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax
- brer rabbit the fictional character of a rabbit who appeared in tales supposedly told by Uncle Remus and first published in 1880
- adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
- temple of apollo (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
- oracle of apollo (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
- fire sale a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
- polyunsaturated fat a class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol
- delphic oracle (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous