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  • 31Chile — Chilean, adj., n. /chil ee/; Sp. /chee le/, n. a republic in SW South America, on the Pacific Coast. 14,508,168; 286,396 sq. mi. (741,765 sq. km). Cap.: Santiago. * * * Chile Introduction Chile Background: A three year old Marxist government was… …

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  • 32Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 33physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction       the systematic study of the inorganic world …

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  • 34Prisons — • Discusses the history of prisons, as well as the influence of Christianity in their development and modern reform Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prisons     Prisons      …

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  • 35package — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. parcel, pack[et], carton. See assemblage, enclosure. package store II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bundle] Syn. parcel, packet, bundle, pack, burden, load, kit, bunch, sheaf, bale, batch, roll, bag, box,… …

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  • 36utensil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implement, instrument; vessel, container. See instrumentality, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An implement; especially for the kitchen ] Syn. equipment, tool, appliance, convenience, ware(s); see… …

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  • 37assort — m2]assort, sort, classify, pigeonhole mean to arrange in systematic order or according to some definite method of arrangement or distribution. Assort (see also assorted under MISCELLANEOUS) implies division into groups of like things or of things …

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  • 38bundle — n Bundle, bunch, bale, parcel, pack, package, packet denote things done up for storage, sale, or carriage. A bundle is a collection of articles bound or rolled together {a bundle of papers} {a bundle for the laundry} {a bundle of old clothes} A… …

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  • 39pack# — pack n *bundle, bunch, package, packet, bale, parcel pack vb Pack, crowd, cram, stuff, ram, tamp are comparable when they mean to fill tightly or cause to fill tightly something which holds a limited amount or presents a limited space. Pack, in… …

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  • 40MIKVEH — (Heb. מִקְוֶה; pl. mikva ot; Hebrew for a collection or gathering (of water), a pool or bath of clear water, immersion in which renders ritually clean a person who has become ritually unclean through contact with the dead (Num. 19) or any other… …

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