| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| eye of a hurricane |
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| The region at the center of a hurricane about which the winds rotate, but which itself is relatively calm. | 1 |
| ‡ Figuratively, the eye of a hurricane is the quiet center of a dispute or controversy. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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