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  • 101Rock and roll — Infobox Music genre name=Rock and Roll color = white bgcolor = crimson stylistic origins=Gospel Folk music nowrap|Blues (especially Jump blues) Swing Country music Boogie woogie Rhythm and blues cultural origins= United States in the period up to …

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  • 102Japanese hip hop — Stylistic origins Old school hip hop J pop Cultural origins Late 1980s in Japan Typical instruments …

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  • 103Regional variation in Australian English — It is sometimes claimed that regional variations in pronunciation and accent of Australian English exist, but if present at all they are very small compared to those of British, Irish and North American English ndash; sufficiently so that… …

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  • 104Conatus — This article is about a term in philosophy. For the Zola Jesus album, see Conatus (album). For the species of fish, see Platycephalus. Conatus (Latin for effort; endeavor; impulse, inclination, tendency; undertaking; striving) is a term used in… …

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  • 105baby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. infant, babe, child, tot, kid (inf.); nursling, suckling; off spring. See youth. v. t. pamper. See leniency. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Infantile] Syn. youthful, babyish, juvenile; see childish 1 . 2 …

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  • 106backfire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. boomerang, go awry. See failure, violence, recoil. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To explode] Syn. burst, erupt, detonate; see explode 1 . 2. [To go awry] Syn. boomerang, recoil, rebound, ricochet, bounce… …

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  • 107chuck — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. toss, throw; discard. See ejection, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To caress] Syn. pat, tap, squeeze; see caress , touch 1 . 2. [*To get rid of] Syn. throw away, relinquish, eject, reject; see… …

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  • 108dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …

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  • 109return — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. restore, put back, bring back, echo, yield, render, reply, answer, reciprocate; nominate, elect; come back, recur, reappear, revert. See restoration. n. arrival, homecoming, reversion, recurrence,… …

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  • 110rattle — 1. verb 1) hailstones rattled against the window Syn: clatter, patter; clink, clunk 2) he rattled some coins Syn: jingle, jangle, clink, tinkle 3) the bus rattled along …

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