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To: Trueblackman
"disenfranchise"

I was curious and looked up the word in the dictionary. The word is listed without a definition. I guess it could mean anything!
8 posted on 10/09/2003 8:06:18 AM PDT by CSM (www.banallfun.com - Homepage of all Smoke Gnatzies!)
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To: CSM
It's pronounced "dis-UM-franch-ized"...
15 posted on 10/09/2003 8:10:57 AM PDT by vrwinger
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To: CSM
You need a new distionary.
25 posted on 10/10/2003 3:44:04 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Veni Vidi Velcro)
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To: CSM
I was curious and looked up the word in the dictionary. The word is listed without a definition. I guess it could mean anything

One entry found for disfranchise.

Main Entry: dis·fran·chise
Pronunciation: (")dis-'fran-"chIz
Function: transitive verb
Date: 15th century
: to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity; especially : to deprive of the right to vote
- dis·fran·chise·ment /-"chIz-m&nt, -ch&z-/ noun

35 posted on 10/12/2003 11:49:15 AM PDT by Bullish
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