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  • 71Buckhaven — ▪ Scotland, United Kingdom       small burgh (town) and port on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, Fife council area and historic county, Scotland. The burgh comprises the former localities of Buckhaven, Methilhill, and Methil, a former… …

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  • 72lake — 1. A small collection of fluid. SYN: lacus [TA]. 2. To cause blood plasma to become red as a result of the release of hemoglobin from the erythrocytes, as when the latter are suspended in water. SEE ALSO: lacuna. [A.S. lacu, fr. L. lacus, l.]… …

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  • 73planum temporale — planum tem·po·ra·le .tem pə rā lē n an area of the cerebral cortex between Heschl s gyrus and the sylvian fissure that is involved in speech and is usu. larger in the cerebral hemisphere on the left side of the brain * * * [TA] temporal plane:… …

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  • 74basin — [bā′sin] n. [ME & OFr bacin < VL * baccinum < * bacca, water vessel] 1. a round, wide, shallow container, as for holding water to wash in 2. its contents or capacity 3. a washbowl or sink 4. any shallow, rounded hollow or depression, often… …

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  • 75areole — noun Date: circa 1934 a round or elongated often raised or depressed area on a cactus which is equivalent to a bud and from which spines, flowers, stems, or roots grow …

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  • 76enterprise zone — noun Date: 1978 an economically depressed area in which business growth is encouraged by the government through tax relief and financial concessions …

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  • 77Jack Sheppard — (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724) was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in 1723, with little more than a year of… …

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  • 78Fanplex — was an entertainment center in Atlanta, Georgia, adjacent to Turner Field. It opened in 2002 and was shut down in early 2004 after losing $500,000, above and beyond an initial investment of $2.5 million.The attraction was meant to lure fans of… …

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  • 79Hillman — was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton on Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles.HistoryOriginsThe original company named Hillman… …

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  • 80Alan Plater — Born Alan Frederick Plater 15 April 1935(1935 04 15) Jarrow, England, UK Died 25 June 2010(2010 06 25) (aged 75)[1] London, England, UK …

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