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  • 51Orphan school — Contents 1 Orphan Schools in the United States 2 Orphan Schools in Ireland 3 References 4 See also 5 …

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  • 52orphan cancer — n. A rare cancer that gets little attention and little funding for research. Example Citations: The treatment is being tested at Stony Brook University Medical Center as a therapy for cancer of the appendix, a malignancy so rare it is known as an …

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  • 53Orphan Ann — Iva Toguri Iva Ikuko Toguri D’Aquino (* 4. Juli 1916 in Los Angeles; † 26. September 2006 in Chicago) war eine japanischstämmige Amerikanerin, die während des Pazifikkriegs im Zweiten Weltkrieg in Japan unter dem Pseudonym Orphan Ann bei …

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  • 54Orphan Disease — Als seltene Krankheiten (auch orphan disease; engl. orphan „Waise“, disease „Krankheit“) bezeichnet man Krankheiten, die so selten auftreten, dass sie in einer Praxis eines Allgemeinmediziners in der Regel höchstens einmal pro Jahr vorkommen.… …

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  • 55Orphan — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Orphan – Das Waisenkind Originaltitel Orphan …

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  • 56Orphan structure — An orphan structure is a financing term referring to a company whose shares are held by a trustee on a charitable purpose trust. The company is said to be an orphan as it is not beneficially owned by anyone. Orphan structures are usually used in… …

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  • 57Orphan of Zhao — The Orphan of Zhao, or Orphan of the House Tcho (趙氏孤兒) is a Chinese play of the Yuan Dynasty, attributed to someone named Ji Junxiang (紀君祥), about whom almost nothing is known. Based on an episode in Shiji, the play has its full name The Great… …

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  • 58orphan drug — (OR.fin drug) n. A drug used to treat a rare disease and for which the manufacturer receives special tax credits and marketing rights as an incentive to develop the drug. Example Citation: In 1983, hoping to encourage research, the government… …

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  • 59orphan — {{11}}orphan (n.) c.1300, from L.L. orphanus parentless child (Cf. O.Fr. orfeno, It. orfano), from Gk. orphanos orphaned, lit. deprived, from orphos bereft, from PIE *orbho bereft of father, also deprived of free status, from root *orbh to change …

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  • 60orphan — I UK [ˈɔː(r)f(ə)n] / US [ˈɔrfən] noun [countable] Word forms orphan : singular orphan plural orphans a child whose parents have died II UK [ˈɔː(r)f(ə)n] / US [ˈɔrfən] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms orphan : present tense… …

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