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1perpetuate — perpetuable, adj. perpetuation, perpetuance /peuhr pech ooh euhns/, n. perpetuator, n. /peuhr pech ooh ayt /, v.t., perpetuated, perpetuating. 1. to make perpetual. 2. to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one s name. [1520 30; < …
2perpetrate, perpetuate — Perpetrate means to commit or perform or carry out and usually refers to a crime, misdemeanor, or hoax: perpetrate a holdup, perpetrate a practical joke. Perpetuate means to preserve, to make perpetual : This father desires children who will… …
3List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …
4Xueta — Xuetes Total population 18,000 (approx.) Regions with significant populations Majorca Languages …
5positive discrimination — Discrimination in favour of those who were formerly discriminated against, esp in the provision of social and educational facilities and employment opportunities • • • Main Entry: ↑discriminate positive discrimination see under ↑discriminate • •… …
6Civil Rights movement — noun movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens • Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑social movement, ↑front * * * the ˌcivil ˈrights movement 7… …
7asylum seeker — noun A person who migrates to another country seeking political asylum • • • Main Entry: ↑asylum * * * asylum seeker UK US noun [countable] [singular asylum seeker plural …
8Covert racism — is a much less public and obvious form of racism or overt racism. It is hidden in the fabric of society, covertly suppressing the individuals being discriminated against. Covert racially biased decisions are often disguised or rationalized with… …
9biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
10Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …
