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  • 81mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …

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  • 82ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …

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  • 83RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …

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  • 84JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 85walk — I. verb Etymology: partly from Middle English walken (past welk, past participle walken), from Old English wealcan to roll, toss, journey about (past weolc, past participle wealcen) and partly from Middle English walkien (past walked, past… …

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  • 86Carriage — A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people, usually horse drawn. It is especially designed for private passenger use and for comfort or elegance, though some are also used to transport goods. It may be light, smart and fast or heavy, large and… …

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  • 87Starstreak missile — Disambiguation: Starstreak redirects here. For the Marvel comics superheroine named Starstreak see Julie Power. Infobox Weapon name= Starstreak caption= Starstreak missile on display at the Africa Aerospace Defence exposition, September 2006… …

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  • 88Hingham, Massachusetts —   Town   The Old Ship Church, Hingham Nickname(s) …

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  • 89Lexington class battlecruiser — A 1922 painting by Louise Larned depicting the definitive design of the Lexington class, with eight 16 inch (406 mm)/50 cal guns and two funnels Class overview Builders …

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  • 90Battle of Drøbak Sound — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Drøbak Sound caption= Blücher sinking in the Oslofjord. partof=the Norwegian Campaign of World War II date=9 April 1940 place=Drøbak Sound, Norway result=Decisive Norwegian victory combatant1=Norway… …

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