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  • 1gauge — I. noun also gage Etymology: Middle English gauge, from Anglo French Date: 15th century 1. a. a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: as (1) the distance between the rails of a railroad (2) the size of a… …

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  • 2gauge — A measuring device. SYN: gage. bite g. SYN: gnathodynamometer. Boley g. a caliper type g. graduated in millimeters used to measure the thickness of various dental materials. catheter g. a metal …

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  • 3Hoshaiah Rabbah — or Hoshayya Rabbah (also Roba , Berabbi , Hebrew: אושעיא בריבי) was Palestinian amora of the first amoraic generation (about 200 A.D.), compiler of baraitot explaining the Mishnah Tosefta. He was closely associated with the successors of Rebbi,… …

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  • 4mortgage — mort·gage 1 / mȯr gij/ n [Anglo French, from Old French, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus ) + gage security] 1 a: a conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or… …

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