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  • 1contain — [kən tān′] vt. [ME conteinen < OFr contenir < L continere, to hold < com , together + tenere, to hold: see THIN] 1. to have in it; hold, enclose, or include [the can contains tea, the list contains 50 items] 2. to have the capacity for… …

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  • 2contain — containable, adj. /keuhn tayn /, v.t. 1. to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses. 2. to be capable of holding; have capacity for: The room will contain 75 persons safely. 3.… …

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  • 3contain — con•tain [[t]kənˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water[/ex] 2) to have as contents or constituent parts; comprise; include 3) to be capable of holding; have capacity for 4) to keep under proper …

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  • 4Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan — In the past 125 years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English speaking world.[1] Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as short, sharp… …

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  • 5Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …

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  • 6The Beatles' influence on popular culture — The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was and remains immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups …

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  • 7Cultural influence of Star Trek — Star Trek is one of the most culturally influential television shows and perhaps the most influential science fiction TV series in history. The original series, which aired in the late sixties, has since spawned five successor series, eleven… …

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  • 8Hispanic influence on Filipino culture — The British historian Arnold J. Toynbee once asserted in one of his works that the Philippines is a Latin American country that was transported to the Orient by a gigantic marine wave . While the many Hispanic contributions made to the culture of …

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  • 9Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Saudi Arabia) — Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted Saudi Arabia and related subjects extensively. The leak, which began on 28 November 2010, occurred when the website of WikiLeaks an international new media non profit organisation …

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  • 10ITALIAN LITERATURE — Influence of the Bible As in other European cultures, the Bible became known to the Italian literary and cultural world through the Latin Vulgate, which was extensively studied in medieval times and, to a lesser extent, in the humanist period of… …

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