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  • 71India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 72Food preservation — Canadian World War I poster encouraging people to preserve food for the winter …

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  • 73Tea — For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). Tea Longjing tea being infused in a glass …

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  • 74Casserole — A casserole, from the French for saucepan, [ Online Etymology Dictionary , Entry: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/casserole Casserole] , retrieved October 10, 2007, from [http://dictionary.reference.com Dictionary.com] ] is a large, deep… …

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  • 75Cubeb — In West Africa, cubeb is usually the related West African Pepper (Piper guineense). Cubeb Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 76Song Yingxing — (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying Hsing; 1587 1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368 1644). He was the author of an encyclopedia that covered a wide… …

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  • 77ampulla — /am pul euh, pool euh/, n., pl. ampullae / pul ee, pool ee/. 1. Anat. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, esp. of the semicircular canals of the ear. 2. Zool., Bot. any flask shaped structure. 3. Eccles. a. a vessel for the wine and water used… …

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  • 78Vessels For Holy Oils —     Vessels for Holy Oils     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vessels for Holy Oils     In Christian antiquity there existed an important category of vessels used as receptacles for holy oil. These were the ampullae or pittacia, which varied greatly in …

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  • 79Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to …

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  • 80jug — /dʒʌg / (say jug) noun 1. a vessel in various forms for holding liquids, commonly having a handle, often a spout or lip, and sometimes a lid. 2. the contents of any such vessel. 3. US a deep vessel, usually of earthenware, with a handle and a… …