he shook his head in denial

  • 1shook his head — nodded his head; moved his head in denial …

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  • 3The Bartered Bride — Bedřich Smetana …

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  • 4Nero Wolfe — This article is about Rex Stout s fictional detective. For other uses, see Nero Wolfe (disambiguation). Bitter End Carl Mueller illustrated Rex Stout s first Nero Wolfe novella for The American Magazine (November 1940) Nero Wolfe is a fictional… …

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  • 5no — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse & Old High German ne not, Latin ne , Greek nē more at aye Date: before 12th century 1. a. chiefly Scottish not b. used as a function word to… …

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  • 6negation — negational, adj. negationist, n. /ni gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge. 2. a denial: a negation of one s former beliefs. 3. something that is without existence; nonentity. 4. the absence or… …

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  • 7negation — ne•ga•tion [[t]nɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge[/ex] 2) a denial: a negation of one s beliefs[/ex] 3) something that is without existence; nonentity 4) the absence or opposite of something… …

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  • 8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 10Stephen Downing case — The Stephen Downing case involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17 year old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the village of Bakewell in the Peak District. Following… …

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