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  • 31thin — I. adjective (thinner; thinnest) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenēre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein Date: before 12th century 1. a. having little… …

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  • 32Transhumanism — This article is about the futurist ideology and movement. For the critique of humanism, see posthumanism …

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  • 33Narrowboat — Modern narrowboats for leisure cruising, Bugsworth Basin, Buxworth, Derbyshire, England A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of Great Britain. In the context of British Inland Waterways,… …

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  • 34Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… …

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  • 35Laryngeal theory — The laryngeal theory is a generally accepted theory of historical linguistics which proposes the existence of a set of three (or more) consonant sounds that appear in most current reconstructions of the Proto Indo European language (PIE). These… …

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  • 36SS Edmund Fitzgerald — Edmund Fitzgerald redirects here. For other uses, see Edmund Fitzgerald (disambiguation) …

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  • 37Truss — For other uses, see Truss (disambiguation). In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes.… …

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  • 38Darts — This article is about the pub game. For the British pop band, see Darts (band). For other meanings, see Dart (disambiguation). Darts Darts in a dartboard Highest governing body WDF First played …

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  • 39Layoff — (in British[1] and American English), also called redundancy in the UK, is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees for business reasons, such as when certain positions …

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  • 40Megalodon — For other uses, see Megalodon (disambiguation). Megalodon Temporal range: Late Oligocene Early Pleistocene 28–1.5 Ma …

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