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  • 1bounds — noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑boundary, ↑bound • Derivationally related forms: ↑bound (for: ↑bound), ↑bound ( …

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  • 2Calendar of 1993 — ▪ 1994 January January 1       Czechoslovakia now two nations. What had been the single nation of Czechoslovakia officially became two independent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vaclav Havel, the former president of Czechoslovakia, and… …

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  • 3Buke shohatto — The buke shohatto (武家諸法度, lit. Various points of laws for warrior houses ) was a collection of edicts issued by Japan s Tokugawa shogunate governing the responsibilities and activities of daimyō (feudal lords) and the rest of the samurai warrior… …

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  • 4Pantheism — • The false theory according to which God and the world are one Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pantheism     Pantheism     † …

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  • 5ivy — ivylike, adj. /uy vee/, n., pl. ivies, adj. n. 1. Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental. 2. any of various other… …

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  • 6Ivy — /uy vee/, n. a female given name. * * * I Any of about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs) that make up the genus Hedera in the ginseng family, commonly grown as ground covers and on stone walls, especially English ivy (H.… …

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  • 7celestial mechanics — the branch of astronomy that deals with the application of the laws of dynamics and Newton s law of gravitation to the motions of heavenly bodies. [1815 25] * * * Branch of astronomy that deals with the mathematical theory of the motions of… …

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  • 8Nepenthes rajah — Large lower pitcher of Nepenthes rajah. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. Conservation status …

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  • 9DADVSI — First page of the bill as finally adopted by both houses of Parliament DADVSI (generally pronounced as dadsi) is the abbreviation of the French Loi sur le Droit d’Auteur et les Droits Voisins dans la Société de l’Information (in English: law on… …

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  • 10Scholasticism — • A term used to designate both a method and a system. It is applied to theology as well as to philosophy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scholasticism     Scholasticism    …

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