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  • 51gémir — [ ʒemir ] v. intr. <conjug. : 2> • v. 1170; lat. gemere → 1. geindre 1 ♦ Exprimer une sensation intense, souffrance, plaisir, d une voix plaintive et par des sons inarticulés. ⇒ crier, 1. geindre, se lamenter, se plaindre. « À chaque pas… …

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  • 52langage — [ lɑ̃gaʒ ] n. m. • v. 1160; lengatge v. 980; de langue I ♦ 1 ♦ Fonction d expression de la pensée et de communication entre les hommes, mise en œuvre au moyen d un système de signes vocaux (parole) et éventuellement de signes graphiques… …

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  • 53rare — [ rar ] adj. • 1377; rere adj. fém. v. 1236; lat. rarus 1 ♦ (Généralt après le nom) Qui se rencontre peu souvent, dont il existe peu d exemplaires. Objet rare. Chercher une chose rare (cf. Mouton à cinq pattes, merle blanc). Pierres rares. ⇒… …

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  • 54strong — W1S1 [strɔŋ US stro:ŋ] adj comparative stronger superlative strongest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(able to lift heavy things/do hard work)¦ 2¦(not easily damaged)¦ 3¦(able to deal with difficulty)¦ 4¦(powerful)¦ 5¦(feelings/opinions)¦ 6¦(affect/influence)¦… …

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  • 55HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …

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  • 56UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 57Lincolnshire — For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°4′N 0°11′W / 53.067°N 0.183°W / 53.067; 0.183 …

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  • 58French orthography — This article is part of the series on: French language Langues d oïl Dialects Creoles Francophonie History Oaths of Strasbourg Ordinance of Villers Cotterêts Anglo Norman Grammar …

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  • 59Italian alphabet — The Italian alphabet is a variant of the Latin alphabet used by the Italian language. The standard contemporary Italian alphabet has 21 letters, shown in the table below.VowelsThe Italian alphabet has five vowel letters, a , e , i , o , and u .… …

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  • 60Use of the circumflex in French — The circumflex (^) is one of the five diacritics used in the French language. It may be used atop the vowels a, e, i, o, and u.In French, the circumflex has three primary functions:*It affects the pronunciation of a , e , and o ; although used on …

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