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  • 13The World Jones Made — infobox Book | name = The World Jones Made title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (paperback) author = Philip K. Dick illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Science… …

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  • 14an attempt on someone's life — an act of trying to kill someone : a usually unsuccessful effort to kill someone Police report that there has been an attempt on the actor s life. Someone made an attempt on her life. [=someone tried to kill her] • • • Main Entry: ↑attempt …

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  • 15biblical 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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  • 16Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 17South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 18Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 19The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 20Credit card — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Empl …

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