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  • 1Wort — 1. A guids Woat pfint a guids Oat. (Steiermark.) – Firmenich, II, 767, 73. 2. A güt Wort bringt a güte Äntver (Antwort). (Warschau. Jüd. deutsch.) Freundliches Entgegenkommen gewinnt die Herzen. 3. Allen Worten ist nicht zu glauben. – Henisch,… …

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  • 2Versprechung — 1. An Versprechungen und rohem Tuch geht viel ein (zurück). Dän.: Løfte og raat klæde løber meget ind. (Prov. dan., 394.) 2. Auf Versprechungen (der Grossen) soll man nicht bauen. Frz.: Promesse de grands n est pas heritage. (Kritzinger, 373b.)… …

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  • 3ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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  • 4light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …

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  • 5Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… …

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  • 6basketball — /bas kit bawl , bah skit /, n. 1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent s basket. 2. the round,… …

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