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  • 51Roxane — f English and French: from Latin Roxana, Greek Roxanē, recorded as the name of the wife of Alexander the Great. She was the daughter of Oxyartes the Bactrian, and her name is presumably of Persian origin; it is said to mean ‘dawn’. In English… …

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  • 52Levi-Montalcini, Rita — (1909– ). An eminent neurobiologist, Rita Levi Montalcini won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1986 for her groundbreaking work on nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein that governs the development and differentiation of nerve cells. The Nobel… …

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  • 53short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… …

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  • 54Simple Minds — performing in Oslo, Norway in February 2006 Background information Origin Glasgow, Scotland …

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  • 55List of Duck universe characters — The following are fictional characters appearing in the Duck universe, which revolves around the stories of Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck. Much of this page is based upon the ideas of Don Rosa. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Donald Duck 1.2… …

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  • 56Geisha — This article is about the female Japanese entertainer. For the Chinese elm variety, see Ulmus parvifolia Geisha . Geiko redirects here. For the insurance company, see GEICO. Geisha from Kyoto Geisha (芸者 …

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  • 57Discographie Des Simple Minds — Cet article détaille la discographie des Simple Minds. Albums Life In A Day (Avril 1979, Zoom Records) Someone Life In A Day Sad Affair All For You Pleasantly Disturbed No Cure Chelsea Girl Wasteland Destiny Murder Story Real To Real Cacophony… …

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  • 58Discographie des Simple Minds — Cet article détaille la discographie des Simple Minds. Albums Life In A Day (Avril 1979, Zoom Records) Someone Life In A Day Sad Affair All For You Pleasantly Disturbed No Cure Chelsea Girl Wasteland Destiny Murder Story Real To Real Cacophony… …

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  • 59Discographie des simple minds — Cet article détaille la discographie des Simple Minds. Albums Life In A Day (Avril 1979, Zoom Records) Someone Life In A Day Sad Affair All For You Pleasantly Disturbed No Cure Chelsea Girl Wasteland Destiny Murder Story Real To Real Cacophony… …

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  • 60literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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