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  • 1mourning border — noun 1. A black margin used on notepaper, etc, by those in mourning 2. A dirty edge on a fingernail (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑mourn …

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  • 2mourning cloak — n. a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America …

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  • 3mourning cloak — noun Date: 1898 a blackish brown nymphalid butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) that has a broad yellow border on the wings and is found in temperate parts of Europe, Asia, and North America …

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  • 4mourning cloak — /ˈmɔnɪŋ kloʊk/ (say mawning klohk) noun a European and American butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, having dark wings with a yellow border …

  • 5mourningcloak — mourning cloak n. A large butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) of Europe and North America, having purplish brown wings with a broad yellow border. * * * …

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  • 7Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …

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  • 8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 9Yasser Arafat — Yasir Arafat redirects here. For the cricketer, see Yasir Arafat (cricketer). ياسر عرفات‎ Yasser Arafat (Yāsir Arafāt) Kunya …

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