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Definition: MINOW

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Minnow": A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also minim and minny. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus, Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Minow" is a common misspelling or typo for: minnow.

Date "Minow" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: MINOW

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A very small fish, a species of Cyprinus.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography Minow is geographically located in Philippines. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 9.882778 degrees North latitude and 124.558333 degrees East longitude. (references)

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Common Expressions: MINOW

Expressions Definition
Newton N. Minow Newton Norman Minow (born January 17, 1926) is best known for his "Vast Wasteland" speech, given to the National Association of Broadcasters convention on May 9, 1961. It was extremely critical of the broadcasters for not doing more to meet their requirement to serve the public interest. At the time, he was serving as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He was appointed to the FCC by John F. Kennedy. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: MINOW

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Newton N. Minow 23     Martha Minow 5
Nell Minow 8     Nell Minow 8
Martha Minow 5     Newton N. Minow 23

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).