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  • 1cause — cause1 [ kɔz ] noun *** 1. ) count an event, thing, or person that makes something happen: cause of: The pathologist s report established the cause of death as extensive chest injuries. The major cause of these accidents is speeding by drivers.… …

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  • 2cause */*/*/ — I UK [kɔːz] / US [kɔz] noun Word forms cause : singular cause plural causes 1) [countable] an event, thing, or person that makes something happen The major cause of these accidents is drivers going too fast. an essay on the causes of the First… …

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  • 3cause*/*/*/ — [kɔːz] noun I 1) [C] an event, thing, or person that makes something happen The cause of death was found to be a heart attack.[/ex] an essay on the causes of the First World War[/ex] 2) [C/U] a reason for behaving in a particular way, or for… …

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  • 4cause — 1 noun 1 WHAT CAUSES STH (C) a person, event, or thing that makes something happen (+ of): What was the cause of the accident? | The doctor had recorded the cause of death as heart failure. | root/underlying etc cause (=the basic cause): The root …

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  • 5Sympathetic string — Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments, as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety of folk instruments. They are typically not played directly by the performer… …

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  • 6Sympathetic magic — Sympathetic magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence. Imitation involves using effigies or poppets to affect the environment of people, or occasionally people themselves. Correspondence is… …

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  • 7Sympathetic resonance — is a harmonic phenomenon wherein a formerly passive string or vibratory body responds to external vibrations to which it has a harmonic likeness. The classic example is demonstrated with two similar tuning forks of which one is mounted on a… …

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  • 8Sympathetic nervous system — Infobox Anatomy Name = Sympathetic nervous system Caption = The sympathetic nervous system extends from the thoracic to lumbar vertebrae and has connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. Mesh = Sympathetic+Nervous+SystemThe… …

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  • 9Common Cause Partnership — The Common Cause Partnership is an Anglican college of bishops in the United States and Canada who have unified to create a separate ecclesiastical structure [http://www.acn us.org/archive/2007/09/anglican bishops take first steps to new… …

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  • 10English Civil War — For other uses, see English Civil War (disambiguation). English Civil War An allegory of the English Civil War by Wi …

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