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  • 121Poland in the Early Middle Ages — According to the currently predominant opinion, the Slavic tribes were not indigenous to the lands that were to become Poland [This is the so called allochthonic theory; according to the autochthonic theory the opposite is true] , but their first …

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  • 122Endicott Pear Tree — The Endicott Pear Tree, also known as the Endecott Pear, is a European Pear ( Pyrus communis ) treecite book author = Essex Institute title = Bulletin of the Essex Institute url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Sn0SAAAAYAAJ pg=RA1 PA84… …

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  • 123furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …

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  • 124motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… …

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  • 125theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 126Anglican Orders — • In the creed of the Catholic Church, Holy Order is one of the Seven Sacraments instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anglican Orders     Anglican Orders …

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  • 127Newtown Jerpoint — The medieval lost town of Newtown Jerpoint is just west of the Cistercian Jerpoint Abbey, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located 3.2 km south west from Thomastown just off the N9 national primary road. In the grounds of the …

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  • 128lend support to something — lend supˈport, ˈweight, ˈcredence, etc. to sth idiom to make sth seem more likely to be true or genuine • This latest evidence lends support to her theory. Main entry: ↑lendidiom …

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