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Dives

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Dives /ˈdʌɪviːz/

▶noun literary a typical or hypothetical rich man.

– origin ME: from late L., used in the Vulgate translation of the Bible (Luke 16).

'Dives' also found in these Oxford entries:

diver - kingfisher

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