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  • 111wide — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abroad, abstract, accented, adrift, advanced, afield, all abroad, all off, all wrong, alveolar, amiss, ample, amplitudinous, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, articulated, askew, assimilated, astray, at… …

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  • 112astray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. lost, wandering; in error. See deviation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. straying, adrift, amiss, off the track; see wandering 1 , wrong 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. adrift, off course, lost,… …

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  • 113far — far1 W1S1 [fa: US fa:r] adv comparative farther [ˈfa:ðə US ˈfa:rðər] or further [ˈfə:ðə US ˈfə:rðər] superlative farthest [ˈfa:ðıst US ˈfa:r ] or furthest [ˈfə:ðıst US ˈfə:r ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(distance)¦ 2¦(a lot/very much)¦ 3¦(progress)¦ 4¦ …

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  • 114HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 115KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 116wander — verb (wandered; wandering) Etymology: Middle English wandren, from Old English wandrian; akin to Middle High German wandern to wander, Old English windan to wind, twist Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move about without a… …

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  • 117Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… …

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  • 118August 28 — Events*475 The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. *489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. *1189 Third Crusade: the …

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  • 119Apollo 15 — Infobox Space mission mission name = Apollo 15 insignia = Apollo 15 insignia.png stats ref = cite web |url=http://history.nasa.gov/SP 4029/Apollo 00g Table of Contents.htm |title= Apollo by the Numbers: A Statistical Reference (SP 4029)… …

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  • 120Anton Chekhov — Chekhov redirects here. For other uses, see Chekhov (disambiguation). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Chekhov. Anton Chekhov May 5, 1889 …

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