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  • 51General ship — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …

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  • 52General term — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …

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  • 53General verdict — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …

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  • 54General warrant — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …

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  • 55Surgeon (disambiguation) — A surgeon is a person who performs surgery.Surgeon may also refer to:* Surgeon General is a high ranking medical official * Surgeon (musician), the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child * In former usage, a title for… …

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  • 56surgeon — n. 1 a medical practitioner qualified to practise surgery. 2 a medical officer in a navy or army or military hospital. Phrases and idioms: surgeon fish any tropical marine fish of the genus Acanthurus with movable lancet shaped spines on each… …

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  • 57General officers in the Confederate States Army — Robert E. Lee, the most well known CSA general. Lee is shown with the insignia of a Confederate colonel, which he chose to wear throughout the war. The general officers of the Confederate States Army (CSA) the army of the Confederate States of… …

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  • 58General (disambiguation) — A general is a high ranking military officer. NOTOC General or Generals may also refer to:ports teams* Washington Generals, an American exhibition basketball team, known for opposing the Harlem Globetrotters * New Jersey Generals, a franchise in… …

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  • 59General surgery — This page is about the surgical specialty. For the goregrind band, see General Surgery (band) General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver …

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  • 60surgeon — physician, doctor, surgeon The normal word for a medical practitioner in general contexts is doctor (abbreviated as a title to Dr). Physician is familiar from the proverb Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23) and has the same range of meaning as… …

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