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  • 61Slavery in ancient Greece — Funerary stele of Mnesarete; a young servant (left) is facing her dead mistress.[1] Attica, circa 380 BC. (Glyptothek, Munich, Germany) Slavery was common practice …

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  • 62History of English football — The History of English football is a long and detailed one, as it is not only the national sport but England was where the game was developed and codified. The modern global game of Football was first codified in 1863 in London. The impetus for… …

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  • 63motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …

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  • 64Substratum in Vedic Sanskrit — Vedic Sanskrit has a number of linguistic features which are alien to most other Indo European languages. Prominent examples include: phonologically, the introduction of retroflexes, which alternate with dentals; morphologically, the formation of …

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  • 65murderer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accused (esp. BrE), alleged, suspected ▪ convicted ▪ potential, would be ▪ Does the death penalty deter would be murderers? …

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  • 66chase — 1. noun /tʃeɪs/ a) The action of the verb to chase . b) A hunt. 2. verb /tʃeɪs/ a) To pursue, to follow at speed …

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  • 67gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …

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  • 68Sam & Max Hit the Road — Cover artwork by Steve Purcell Developer(s) …

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  • 69Spells in Harry Potter — occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. Magic spells are used by many of the characters to achieve useful effects without the benefit of modern technology. The main depiction of a spell in the Harry Potter… …

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  • 70food — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent …

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