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  • 51ridiculous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. laughable, absurd, preposterous. See absurdity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ludicrous, absurd, laughable; see absurd , funny 1 . See Synonym Study at absurd . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …

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  • 52unreasonable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irrational, illogical, absurd, senseless, preposterous, ridiculous; immoderate, excessive, extravagant, exorbitant; stubborn, obstinate. See folly, imagination, changeableness, dearness. II (Roget s …

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  • 53absurd — ab•surd [[t]æbˈsɜrd, ˈzɜrd[/t]] adj. 1) utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false 2) cvb the absurd, the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and… …

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  • 54ri|dic´u|lous|ness — ri|dic|u|lous «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 55ri|dic´u|lous|ly — ri|dic|u|lous «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 56ri|dic|u|lous — «rih DIHK yuh luhs», adjective. deserving ridicule; absurd; laughable: »It would be ridiculous to walk backward all the time. ╂[< Latin rīdiculōsus < rīdiculus < rīdēre to laugh] –ri|dic´u|lous|ly, adverb. –ri|dic´u|lous|ness, noun.… …

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  • 57A Midsummer Night's Dream — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see A Midsummer Night s Dream (disambiguation). A Midsummer Night s Dream act IV, scene I. Engraving from a painting by Henry Fuseli, published 1796. A Midsummer Night s Dream is a play… …

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  • 58Dav Pilkey — Sue Denim redirects here. For the member of Robots in Disguise, see Sue Denim (musician). Dav Pilkey Born David Pilkey March 4, 1966 (1966 03 04) (age 45) Cleveland, Ohio Pen name Sue Denim, George Beard, Harold Hutchins Occupation …

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  • 59Jascha Heifetz — Infobox musical artist Name = Jascha Heifetz Background = non vocal instrumentalist Born = birth date|1901|2|2 flagicon|LTU Vilna, Lithuania, Russian Empire Died = death date and age|1987|12|10|1901|2|2 Los Angeles, California, USA Instrument =… …

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  • 60Stefano Infessura — (c. 1435 ndash; c. 1500) was an Italian humanist historian and lawyer. He is remembered through his antipapal Diary of the City of Rome , a gossipy chronicle of events at Rome. He was in a position to hear everything that circulated in informed… …

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