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  • 31Martin Eisenstadt — The Martin Eisenstadt hoax is an elaborate scheme of filmmakers Dan Mirvish and Eitan Gorlin that involved the creation of a fictional talking head , Martin Eisenstadt, who was quoted by numerous major news outlets (such as the Los Angeles Times… …

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  • 32First and Second Samuel —     First and Second Books of Kings     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► First and Second Books of Kings     (Also know as the FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL.     For the First and Second Books of Kings in the Authorized Version see KINGS, THIRD AND… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 33Wolfram von Eschenbach — • Middle High German epic poet (d. 1216) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Wolfram von Eschenbach     Wolfram von Eschenbach      …

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  • 34SCLIAR, MOACYR — (1937– ), Brazilian author and physician. The city of his birth, Porto Alegre, is often the setting of his books. He established a career as one of Brazil s most important contemporary writers and as a successful medical doctor working in public… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 35make up — phrasal verb Word forms make up : present tense I/you/we/they make up he/she/it makes up present participle making up past tense made up past participle made up 1) [transitive] to invent an explanation for something, especially in order to avoid… …

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  • 36Holy Prepuce — Circumcision of Christ (detail), by Friedrich Herlin The Holy Prepuce, or Holy Foreskin (Latin præputium or prepucium) is one of several relics attributed to Jesus, a product of the circumcision of Jesus. At various points in history, a number of …

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  • 37Casa de Estudillo — Infobox nrhp2 | name =Estudillo House nhl=yes caption = Main entrance location= 4000 Mason Street, San Diego, California lat degrees = 32 lat minutes = 45 lat seconds = 14.32 lat direction = N long degrees = 117 long minutes = 11 long seconds =… …

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  • 38cook — cook1 [ kuk ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to prepare food and heat it so that it is ready to eat: Cook the apple slowly until it is soft. When did you learn to cook? cook something for someone: Joe s cooking dinner for me tonight. cook… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39cook — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to prepare food for eating by using heat: Mmm! That s delicious! Where did you learn to cook like that? | cook dinner/supper/a meal etc: I m tired. Will you cook dinner today? | cook sth for sb: Sarah cooked lasagne for her… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40cook up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cook up : present tense I/you/we/they cook up he/she/it cooks up present participle cooking up past tense cooked up past participle cooked up informal to invent a story, excuse, or plan Between them they… …

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