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  • 71extraordinarily — extraordinary ► ADJECTIVE 1) very unusual or remarkable. 2) (of a meeting) specially convened rather than being one of a regular series. 3) (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary. DERIVATIVES extraordinarily adverb… …

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  • 72extraordinariness — extraordinary ► ADJECTIVE 1) very unusual or remarkable. 2) (of a meeting) specially convened rather than being one of a regular series. 3) (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary. DERIVATIVES extraordinarily adverb… …

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  • 73extraordinary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very unusual or remarkable. 2) (of a meeting) specially convened rather than being one of a regular series. 3) (of an official) specially employed: Ambassador Extraordinary. DERIVATIVES extraordinarily adverb extraordinariness noun …

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  • 74attrition — [ə trish′ən] n. [ME attricioun < L attritio < attritus, pp. of atterere, to wear, rub away < ad , to + terere, to rub: see THROW] 1. the act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction 2. any gradual wearing or weakening, esp …

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  • 75come down the pike — phrasal : to appear in the normal course of events the finest piece of classical music journalism to come down the pike in quite a while D.R.Martin * * * appear on the scene; come to notice * * * come down the ˈpike f7 idiom (NAmE, informal …

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  • 76education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 77international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 78United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 79Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 80ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

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