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  • 81strike */*/*/ — I UK [straɪk] / US verb Word forms strike : present tense I/you/we/they strike he/she/it strikes present participle striking past tense struck UK [strʌk] / US past participle struck 1) [intransitive/transitive] formal to hit against, or to crash… …

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  • 82Wheel train (horology) — In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock.[1] Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history of mechanical timepieces has created a traditional terminology for their… …

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  • 83Rules of basketball — The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of basketball. The international rules are governed by the Technical Commission of the International Basketball Federation. Most… …

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  • 84furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …

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  • 85Jang Yeong-sil — This is a Korean name; the family name is Jang. Jang Yeong sil Korean name Hangul …

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  • 86Recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series — This is a list of fictional recurring characters in the video game series The Legend of Zelda .Agahnim Agahnim is a mysterious wizard (priest in the Japanese version) who came to Hyrule Kingdom not long before the beginning of A Link to the Past …

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  • 87strike — [[t]stra͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ strikes, striking, struck, stricken (The form struck is the past tense and past participle. The form stricken can also be used as the past participle for meanings 6, 17, and 19.) 1) N COUNT: also on N When there is a strike,… …

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  • 88AFL siren controversy, 2006 — The AFL siren controversy of 2006 (dubbed Sirengate) surrounded the conclusion and result of an Australian rules football match played on 30 April 2006 during Round 5 of the Australian Football League s 2006 season. The match was played between… …

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  • 89evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… …

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  • 90clocks —    Until recently only found in wealthy homes, or on public buildings. Nevertheless they became the subject of several superstitions, from the 1820s onwards. The basic one is that a clock will stop at the very moment its owner dies; the first… …

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