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  • 21Nephalism — Neph a*lism (n[e^]f [.a]*l[i^]z m), n. [Gr. ? soberness, fr. ? sober, ? to drink no wine: cf. F. n[ e]phalisme.] Total abstinence from spirituous liquor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22Sallies — Sally Sal ly, n.; pl. {Sallies}. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.] 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place… …

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  • 23Sally — Sal ly, n.; pl. {Sallies}. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.] 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged …

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  • 24Sally port — Sally Sal ly, n.; pl. {Sallies}. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See Sally, v.] 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. [1913 Webster] 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place… …

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  • 25sober — I. adjective (soberer; soberest) Etymology: Middle English sobre, from Anglo French, from Latin sobrius; akin to Latin ebrius drunk Date: 14th century 1. a. sparing in the use of food and drink ; abstemious b. not addicted to intoxicating drink c …

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  • 26Heinrich Hertz — Infobox Scientist name = Heinrich Rudolf Hertz image width = 230px birth date = birth date|1857|2|22|mf=y birth place = Hamburg, Germany residence = Germany nationality = German death date = death date and age|1894|1|1|1857|2|22|mf=y death place …

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  • 27Agatharchides — (Ἀγαθαρχίδης or Agatharchus Ἀγάθαρχος) of Cnidus, was a Greek historian and geographer (flourished 2nd century BC).LifeHe is believed to have been born at Cnidus; this leading to his appellation. As Stanley M. Burstein notes, the evidence for… …

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  • 28Green! — Infobox Belgian Political Party party name = Groen! party leader = Mieke Vogels foundation = 1982 ideology = Green Politics international = Global Greens european = European Green Party europarl = European Greens–European Free Alliance cartel =… …

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  • 29Mask — For other uses, see Mask (disambiguation). This stone mask from the pre ceramic neolithic period dates to 7000 BCE and is probably the oldest mask in the world (Musée de la Bible et de la Terre Sainte) …

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  • 30The Cloud of Unknowing — This article is about the medieval book. For other uses, see The Cloud of Unknowing (disambiguation). The Cloud of Unknowing   Author(s) Anonymous …

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