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noun(de-us ex ma-chi-na)a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome
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noun(de-us ex ma-chi-na)a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty
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noun(de-us ex ma-chi-na)a character or thing that suddenly enters the story in a novel, play, movie, etc., and solves a problem that had previously seemed impossible to solve
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biographical name(de-us ex ma-chi-na)João de 1830—1896 Portuguese poet
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Latin noun phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)hidden God : God who in his remoteness seems to ignore human suffering
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Latin phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)God wills it —rallying cry of the First Crusade
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Latin phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)God enriches —motto of Arizona
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Latin phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)God (is) with us
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Latin phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)those whom a god wishes to destroy he first drives mad
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Latin phrase(de-us ex ma-chi-na)may God be to us as to our fathers —motto of Boston