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upstart
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Upstart \Up*start"\, v. i. To start or spring up suddenly. --Spenser. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Upstart \Up"start`\, n.
1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth,
power, or honor; a parvenu. --Bacon.
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2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. --Dr. Prior.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Upstart \Up"start`\, a. Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of upstart creatures." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
