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Retired Doctor Adopting Language As Armour Crossword Clue

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noun

• a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

• the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

32%10Language shift resulting in a community adopting a new language while the old language survives only in specific domains
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31%8Armour-like structure of a scorpion
noun

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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The Guardian Cryptic01 May 2007 Across 28
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