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  • 1certain — cer|tain1 W1S1 [ˈsə:tn US ˈsə:r ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Vulgar Latin certanus, from Latin certus decided, certain , from cernere to sift, decide ] 1.) [not before noun] confident and sure, without any doubts = ↑sure certain… …

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  • 2certain — I [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)t(ə)n[/t]] BEING SURE ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ that/wh, ADJ of/about n If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not… …

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  • 3Marcus Garvey — Garvey in 1945 Born Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. 17 August 1887(1887 08 17) St. Ann s Bay, Jamaica …

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  • 4Organ transplant — An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient s own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient s damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site …

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  • 5WCW Monday Nitro — For the 1997 video game based on the show, see WCW Nitro (video game). WCW Monday Nitro The WCW Monday Nitro logo from 1999 to 2001 Format Professional wrestling …

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  • 6Organ transplantation — Intervention Cosmas and Damian miraculously transplant the (black) leg of a Moor onto the (white) body of Justinian. Ditzingen, 16th century ICD 10 PCS …

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  • 7Nina Harris — EastEnders character Portrayed by Troy Titus Adams Introduced by Matthew Robinson Duration 1999–2000 First appearance …

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  • 8Weir Word — The “Weir Word” is a term of art meant to indicate that erroneous and misleading information has been passed from one individual to another when one party is either unsuspecting, naïve, or gullible. When one has been told that a certain piece of… …

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  • 9literature — /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.… …

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  • 10biblical 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… …

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