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  • 111Bermuda — Bermudan, Bermudian /beuhr myooh dee euhn/, adj., n. /beuhr myooh deuh/, n. a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 mi. (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 62,569; 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Cap.: Hamilton. Also, Bermudas. * * *… …

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  • 112smooth — smoothable, adj. smoother, n. smoothly, adv. smoothness, n. /smoohdh/, adj., smoother, smoothest, adv., v., n. adj. 1. free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a …

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  • 113Fokine, Michel — orig. Mikhail Mikhaylovich Fokine born April 23, 1880, St. Petersburg, Russia died Aug. 22, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S. Russian born U.S. dancer and choreographer. He trained at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg and debuted at the… …

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  • 114Evagrius — • Church historian (536 594) • Short article on this important fourth century author of ascetical writings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Evagrius     ♦ …

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  • 115Moxos Indians — • According to one authority, they are named from Musu, their Quichua name; according to others, from the Moxos word, muha, erroneously thought by the Spaniards to be the tribal name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moxos Indians      …

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  • 116George Hay —     George Hay     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► George Hay     Bishop and writer, b. at Edinburgh, 24 Aug., 1729; d. at Aquhorties, 18 Oct., 1811. His parents were Protestant (Protestantism), his father having been a non juring Episcopalian,… …

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  • 117Nicolas Coeffeteau —     Nicolas Coeffeteau     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicolas Coeffeteau     Preacher and controversialist, born 1574, at Château du Loir, province of Maine, France; died Paris, 21 April, 1623. Ha entered the Dominican convent of Sens, 1588, and… …

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  • 118Tinwald —    TINWALD, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 5 miles (N. E. by N.) from Dumfries; containing, with the villages of Amisfield, Kirkland of Tinwald, and Trailflat, 1085 inhabitants. The name of Tinwald is by some considered to be of Gaelic… …

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  • 119even — 1. adjective 1) an even surface Syn: flat, smooth, uniform, featureless; unbroken, undamaged; level, plane Ant: bumpy 2) an even temperature Syn …

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  • 120fitful — fitful, spasmodic, convulsive are comparable when they mean lacking steadiness or regularity in course, movement, or succession (as of acts or efforts). Fitful stresses variability and intermittency; it implies an irregular succession… …

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