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dys*to*pi*a    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ds-tp-)
n. 
An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad,
as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. 
A work describing such a place or state: "dystopias such as Brave New World"
(Times Literary Supplement). 

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Francis J. A. Pinteric wrote:
 &gt;&nbsp; dystopia 
 &gt; 
 &gt; That's a new word for me.&nbsp; It's not even =
in my Oxford English
 &gt; Dictionary, and I've got the whole thing!&nbsp; =
It goes from &quot;Dysteleology&quot;
 &gt; (the doctrine of purposelessness) to =
&quot;Dyster&quot; (which is a variant of
 &gt; &quot;dyester&quot; which in turn is equivilent =
to &quot;dyer&quot; which is a person whose
 &gt; occupation is to dye, and all the fun that one =
could have with a certain
 &gt; hominem of that word).
 &gt; 
 &gt; What is &quot;dystopia&quot;?

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The opposite of utopia -- a place where everything is =
perfectly horrible.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Perhaps it is in your OED, _after_ Dyster.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>From Dictionary.com </FONT>
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dys*to*pi*a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ( P )&nbsp; =
Pronunciation Key&nbsp; (ds-tp-)
 n. 
 An imaginary place or state in which the condition =
of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. =

A work describing such a place or state: "dystopias =
such as Brave New World" (Times Literary Supplement).

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