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  • 1bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …

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  • 2land — [land] n. [ME < OE, akin to OHG lant < IE base * lendh , unoccupied land, heath, steppe > Bret lann, heath (> Fr lande, moor), Welsh llan, enclosure, yard] 1. the solid part of the earth s surface not covered by water 2. a specific… …

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  • 3land — [[t]lænd[/t]] n. 1) geo any part of the earth s surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water 2) an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land[/ex] 3) an area of ground with specific boundaries …

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  • 4Land — Land, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Landing}.] 1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark. [1913 Webster] I ll undertake to land them on our coast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To catch and… …

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  • 5bring down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑let down, ↑get down • Ant: ↑raise ( …

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  • 6land — n 1. earth, ground, terra firma, terra, dry land, solid ground; shore, seashore, coast, seacoast, 638coastland, beach, waterside, foreshore; continent, subcontinent, mainland, main, island, islet, isthmus, neck, peninsula, cape, foreland; reef,… …

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  • 7land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… …

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  • 8land — lænd n. country; state; nation; kingdom; estate; countryside; shore, dry land; ground; real estate v. arrive on the ground, alight; set on the ground; bring to shore; drop anchor; climb onto dry ground; exit from a ship; arrive at, end up in (a… …

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  • 9HM Land Registry — Land Registry (officially known under the Land Registration Act 2002 as Her Majesty s Land Registry) is a British Governmental organisation created in 1862. Land Registry is responsible for publicly recording interests in registered land in… …

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  • 10The Land Before Time — This article is about the 1988 film. For the series in general, see The Land Before Time (series). The Land Before Time Theatrical release poster Directed by …

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