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  • 41Dickinson, Emily — ▪ American poet Introduction in full  Emily Elizabeth Dickinson  born Dec. 10, 1830, Amherst, Mass., U.S. died May 15, 1886, Amherst       American lyric poet who lived in seclusion and commanded a singular brilliance of style and integrity of… …

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  • 42Academic art — is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies or universities.Specifically, academic art is the art and artists influenced by the standards of the French Académie des beaux arts, which practiced under the …

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  • 43marble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros Date: 12th century 1. a. limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism, that ranges from granular to compact in texture, that is… …

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  • 44Agate — For other uses, see Agate (disambiguation). Agate Banded agate (agate like onyx); the specimen is 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide General Category …

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  • 45Jump boot — Jump boots (also known as paratrooper boots) are a type of combat boot typically associated with soldiers (called paratroopers) assigned to parachute units. Jump boots are fully laced from the instep to the top and give more support to the ankle… …

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  • 46take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …

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  • 47Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… …

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  • 48Naval mine — Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances around the top of the mine, called Hertz horns, are part of the detonation mechanism …

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  • 49Denatured alcohol — Polish denatured alcohol Australian …

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  • 50Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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