SHORTSIGHTEDNESS
\ʃˈɔːtsa͡ɪtɪdnəs], \ʃˈɔːtsaɪtɪdnəs], \ʃ_ˈɔː_t_s_aɪ_t_ɪ_d_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of SHORTSIGHTEDNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
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(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
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Theodore Tilton
- American journalist, verse-writer, editor, lecturer; born in New York city, Oct. 2, 1835. was long known as editor on the Independent(1856-72). established Golden Age(newspaper), but retired from it after two years. 1883 went abroad, where remained. Besides numerous essays fugitive pieces, he has published: "The Sexton's Tale, and Other Poems"(1867); "Sanctum Sanctorum; or, An Editor's Proof Sheets"(1869); "Tempest-Tossed", a romance(1873); "Thou I"(1880); "Suabian Stories",(1882). Died 1907.