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  • 1request — re|quest1 W2S2 [rıˈkwest] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: requeste, from Vulgar Latin, from requaerere; REQUIRE] 1.) a polite or formal demand for something request for ▪ They have made an urgent request for international aid. request… …

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  • 2request — 1 /rI kwest/ noun 1 (C) a polite or formal demand for something (+ for): They have made an urgent request for international aid. | request that: He ignored the neighbours requests that he should make less noise. | at sb s request (=because they… …

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  • 3request — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ special ▪ legitimate, reasonable ▪ unreasonable ▪ formal, official ▪ …

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  • 4request — I UK [rɪˈkwest] / US noun [countable] Word forms request : singular request plural requests *** 1) an act of asking for something in a polite or formal way request for: Requests for visas will be dealt with immediately. refuse/reject a request:… …

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  • 5Dugald Stewart — For the Canadian politician, see Dugald Stewart (politician). Dugald Stewart. Dugald Stewart FRSE FRS (November 22, 1753 – June 11, 1828) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician. His father, Matthew Stewart (1715–1785), was… …

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  • 6Saint Ludger —     St. Ludger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ludger     (Lüdiger or Liudger)     Missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, first Bishop of Munster in Westphalia, b. at Zuilen near Utrecht about 744; d. 26 March, 809. Feast, 26 March.… …

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  • 7Liberius —     Pope Liberius     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Liberius     (Reigned 352 66)     Pope Julius died on 12 April, according to the Liberian Catalogue , and Liberius was consecrated on 22 May. As this was not a Sunday, 17 May was probably the… …

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  • 8Pope Liberius —     Pope Liberius     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Liberius     (Reigned 352 66)     Pope Julius died on 12 April, according to the Liberian Catalogue , and Liberius was consecrated on 22 May. As this was not a Sunday, 17 May was probably the… …

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  • 9William Frederick Chambers — MD (1786–1855), British physician.Chambers was the eldest son of William Chambers, a political servant of the East India Company, and a distinguished oriental scholar, who died in 1793, by his marriage with Charity, daughter of Thomas Fraser, of… …

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  • 10Wenzel Anton Kaunitz —     Wenzel Anton Kaunitz     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Wenzel Anton Kaunitz     An Austrian prince and statesman, born at Vienna 2 February, 1711; died there 27 June, 1794. His parents had destined him for the Church, and the age of thirteen… …

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