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  • 81give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… …

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  • 82neck — [nek] n. [ME nekke < OE hnecca, akin to Ger nacken < IE base * ken , to bend, squeeze > NOOK, NUT] 1. that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body, including the part of the backbone between the skull and the shoulders 2.… …

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  • 83cling (on) to — 1 she clung to him: HOLD ON, clutch, grip, grasp, clasp, attach oneself to, hang on; embrace, hug. 2 they clung to their beliefs: ADHERE TO, hold to …

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  • 84ARAMAIC — ARAMAIC, an ancient northwestern semitic language spoken (to some extent) to this day. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: ancient aramaic and official aramaic sources syria and its neighboring countries iraq and iran egypt… …

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  • 85A HOLOCAUST CHRONOLOGY — 1932 July 31     National Socialist (Nazi) Party receives 37.3% of the vote, giving it 230 of 608 seats in the Reichstag. August 13     Adolf Hitler rejects an offer by German President Paul von Hindenburg to become vice chancellor. November… …

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  • 86JUDENRAT — (Ger. for Jewish Council ), a body heading a Jewish community, appointed by the German occupying authorities during World War II, which was responsible for the enforcement of Nazi orders affecting the Jews and for the administration of the… …

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