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  • 111Instrumentality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Instrumentality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 instrumentality instrumentality Sgm: N 1 aid aid &c. 707 Sgm: N 1 subservience subservience subserviency Sgm: N 1 mediation mediation intervention medium …

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  • 112by any means — adverb in any way necessary (Freq. 1) I ll pass this course by hook or by crook • Syn: ↑by hook or by crook * * * adverb : in any way : at all * * * by any means In any way …

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  • 113Substratum in Vedic Sanskrit — Vedic Sanskrit has a number of linguistic features which are alien to most other Indo European languages. Prominent examples include: phonologically, the introduction of retroflexes, which alternate with dentals; morphologically, the formation of …

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  • 114accroach — əˈkrōch, aˈ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English acrochen to draw, acquire, from Middle French acrochier, from a (from Latin ad ) + crochier to hook, get hold of, from croc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse krōkr… …

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  • 115Challenge of the Yukon — was a radio series that began on Detroit s station WXYZ (as had The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet), and an example of a Northern genre story. The series was first heard on February 3, 1938. The title changed from Challenge of the Yukon to… …

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  • 116Liste des épisodes de Incorrigible Cory — Cette page présente la liste des épisodes de la série télévisée Incorrigible Cory. Sommaire 1 Première saison (1993 1994) 2 Deuxième saison (1994 1995) 3 Troisième saison (1995 1996) …

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  • 117Croche — (kr[=o]ch), n. [OF. croche, equiv. to F. crochet, croc, hook. See {Crotchet}, {Crook}.] A little bud or knob at the top of a deer s antler. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 118List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …

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  • 119Industrial espionage — Teapot with Actresses, Vezzi porcelain factory, Venice, ca. 1725. The Vezzi brothers were involved in a series of incidents of industrial espionage. It was these actions that led to the secret of manufacturing Meissen porcelain becoming widely… …

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  • 120The Prisoner — For other uses, see Prisoner (disambiguation). The Prisoner The Prisoner intertitle Format Spy fiction, Science fiction, Allegory Created by …

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