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Meaning:
abbreviation:
- New York-London, a reference to trans-Atlantic life, people who spend time in both cities, a trans-Atlantic culture featuring both cities.
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Noun:
- Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- pluralia tantum A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
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