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  • 1direct ascending line — The line of descent traced upward from intestate son, grandson, daughter, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter, etc., to the ancestor. 23 Am J2d Desc & D § 36 …

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  • 2Investissement direct à l'étranger — Pour les articles homonymes, voir IDE et FDI. Les investissements directs à l étranger, ou investissements directs étrangers[1] (IDE en abrégé, traduction de l acronyme anglais FDI pour Foreign Direct Investment), également appelés… …

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  • 3lift — liftable, adj. lifter, n. /lift/, v.t. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist. 2. to raise or direct upward: He lifted his arm in a gesture of farewell; to lift one s head. 3. to remove …

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  • 4lift — [[t]lɪft[/t]] v. t. 1) to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist 2) to raise or direct upward: to lift one s head[/ex] 3) to remove or rescind by an official act, as a ban, curfew, or tax 4)… …

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  • 5upturn — I. Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to turn up or over 2. to direct upward intransitive verb to turn upward II. noun Date: 1864 an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices …

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  • 6erect — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere to erect, from e + regere to lead straight, guide more at right Date: 14th century 1. a. vertical in position; also not spread out or decumbent < an erect&#8230; …

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  • 7Subacromial bursitis — Infobox Disease Name = Subacromial bursitis Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|M|75|5|m|70 ICD9 = ICD9|726.19 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Subacromial bursitis is a condition caused by inflammation of&#8230; …

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  • 8cast up — {v.}, {literary} 1. To turn or direct upward; raise. * /The dying missionary cast up his eyes to heaven and prayed./ 2. {archaic} To do sums; do a problem in addition; add. * /Cast up 15, 43, 27, and 18./ * /When John had all the figures, he cast …

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  • 9cast up — {v.}, {literary} 1. To turn or direct upward; raise. * /The dying missionary cast up his eyes to heaven and prayed./ 2. {archaic} To do sums; do a problem in addition; add. * /Cast up 15, 43, 27, and 18./ * /When John had all the figures, he cast …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10Upturn — Up*turn , v. t. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. A sea of upturned faces. D. Webster. [1913 Webster] So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton. [1913&#8230; …

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