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111assumption — The act of conceding or taking for granted. Laying claim to or taking possession of. The act or agreement of assuming or taking upon one s self. The undertaking or adoption of a debt or obligation primarily resting upon another, as where the… …
112Heresies — Heresy Her e*sy, n.; pl. {Heresies}. [OE. heresie, eresie, OF. heresie, iresie, F. h[ e]r[ e]sie, L. haeresis, Gr. ? a taking, a taking for one s self, choosing, a choice, a sect, a heresy, fr. ? to take, choose.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opinion… …
113Heresy — Her e*sy, n.; pl. {Heresies}. [OE. heresie, eresie, OF. heresie, iresie, F. h[ e]r[ e]sie, L. haeresis, Gr. ? a taking, a taking for one s self, choosing, a choice, a sect, a heresy, fr. ? to take, choose.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opinion held in… …
114andfeng — m ( es/ as) seizing, receiving, taking, taking to one s self, taking up; defense; defender; attack, assault; revenue, means; illegal occupation (of land) …
115appropriation — n. 1. Seizure, capture, taking, taking to one s self. 2. Application, (to a particular use), assignment, devotion, allotment. 3. Sum set apart (for a specific object) …
116Appropriation — Ap*pro pri*a tion, n. [L. appropriatio: cf. F. appropriation.] 1. The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person, or of taking to one s self, in exclusion of all others; application to a special use or purpose, as of a piece… …
117china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
118China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
119literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
120Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …
