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rip van winkle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

rip van winkle
noun
/rip_væn_'wɪŋkəl/
a person oblivious to social changes
Type Words
Type of traditionalist, diehard

rip van winkle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

rip van winkle
noun
/rip_væn_'wɪŋkəl/
a person who sleeps a lot
Type Words
Type of sleeper, slumberer

rip van winkle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

rip van winkle
noun
/rip_væn_'wɪŋkəl/
the title character in a story by Washington Irving about a man who sleeps for 20 years and doesn't recognize the world when he wakens
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LeafTensor is a decentralized system.