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Piratical

Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing, piracy; as, a piratical undertaking.

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Buccaneer 74% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Buccaneer 74% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pirate 74% connected

A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to crui…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pirate 74% connected

A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to crui…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plagiarism 74% connected

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plagiarism 74% connected

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Buccaneer 66% connected

A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the Spaniards in America in the 1…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plagiarism 66% connected

The act or practice of plagiarizing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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