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  • 41spouse — c.1200, a married woman in relation to her husband (also of men), from O.Fr. spus (fem. spuse), from L. sponsus bridegroom (fem. sponsa bride ), from masc. and fem. pp. of spondere to bind oneself, promise solemnly, from PIE *spend to make an… …

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  • 42enter into — begin to be involved in. → enter enter into undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement). → enter …

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  • 43enter — verb 1》 come or go into (a place).     ↘penetrate: the bullet entered his stomach.     ↘(enter on/upon) Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner. 2》 (often enter into) begin to be involved in.     ↘(enter… …

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  • 44guarantee — [n] pledge, promise agreement, assurance, attestation, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, certification, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, gage, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, recognizance,… …

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  • 45šb — šbc Definition: Common Semitic *šabc , seven. 1a. Shavuot, from Hebrew šābûcôt, plural of šābûac, week, from šebac, seven; b. shiva, from Hebrew šibcâ, seven, feminine of šebac (see above). 2a. Bathsheba, from Hebrew batšebac, daughter of an oath …

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  • 46enter — ► VERB 1) come or go into. 2) (often enter into/on/upon) begin to be involved in or do. 3) join (an institution or profession). 4) register as a competitor or participant in. 5) (enter into) undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement) 6) …

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  • 47spouse´less — spouse «spows, spowz», noun, verb, spoused, spous|ing. –n. a husband or wife; married person: »Mr. Smith is Mrs. Smith s spouse, and she is his spouse. The family plan allows the purchaser of a full fare, first class ticket to take his spouse and …

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  • 48Kierkegaard’s speculative despair — Judith Butler Every movement of infinity is carried out through passion, and no reflection can produce a movement. This is the continual leap in existence that explains the movement, whereas mediation is a chimera, which in Hegel is supposed to… …

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  • 49tie — n 1 *bond, band 2 *draw, stalemate, deadlock, standoff Analogous words: equality, equivalence (see corresponding adjectives at SAME) tie vb Tie, bind both mean to make fast or secure. They are often used interchangeably without marked loss, but… …

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  • 50Duty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Duty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 duty duty what ought to be done moral obligation accountableness liability onus responsibility Sgm: N 1 bounden duty bounden duty imperative duty Sgm: N 1 call call …

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