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  • 21Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan — ▪ Spanish dramatist born c. 1581, , Taxco, Mex. died Aug. 4, 1639, Madrid       Mexican born Spanish dramatist of the colonial era who was the principal dramatist of early 17th century Spain after Lope de Vega (Vega, Lope de) and Tirso de Molina …

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  • 22Robert A. Heinlein — Heinlein signing autographs at the 1976 Worldcon Born July 7, 1907(1907 07 07) Butler, Missouri, United States Died …

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  • 23U and non-U English — U Non U Bike or Bicycle Cycle Dinner Jacket Dress Suit Knave Jack (cards) Vegetables Greens Ice Ice Cream Scent Perfume They ve a very nice house. They have (got) a lovely home …

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  • 24Tu-Thân — (Vietnamese for to improve oneself ) is a Vietnamese martial art developed in the 1970 s by Nguyen Ngoc Thach. Tu Thân ( Vietnamesisch für sich selbst zu verbessern ) ist ein Vietnamesisch Kampfkunst entwickelt, die 1970 von der Nguyen Ngoc Thach …

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  • 25Lewis Masonic — Lewis Masonic, founded in 1801, is the largest and oldest Masonic publisher in the World. Lewis Masonic is well known to English Freemasons, as Lewis produces many of the ritual books used by United Grand Lodge of England lodges and Holy Royal… …

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  • 26Nguyễn Tuân — (May 10, 1910 July 28, 1987) is a renowned Vietnamese author. Current literature books for public school in Vietnam rank him as one of the nine biggest authors of contemporary Vietnamese literature. He is known for his essays on multiple subjects …

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  • 27rest on one's laurels — verb To rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further …

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  • 28Neder — Nedarim redirects here. For the tractate, see Nedarim (tractate). In Judaism, a neder (נדר, plural nedarim) is a declaration, using the name of God, of the acceptance of a self made pledge, stating that the pledge must be fulfilled with the same… …

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  • 29Nguyen Tuan — Not to be confused with Nguyen Toon. Nguyễn Tuân (May 10, 1910 July 28, 1987) was a renowned Vietnamese author. Current literature books for public school in Vietnam rank him as one of the nine biggest authors of contemporary Vietnamese… …

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  • 30education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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