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  • 31Apostolical succession — Succession Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good… …

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  • 32Next — (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of {Nigh}. [AS. n[=e]hst, ni[ e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the …

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  • 33Next friend — Next Next (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of {Nigh}. [AS. n[=e]hst, ni[ e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Her princely guest Was next her side; in… …

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  • 34Succession — Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a… …

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  • 35Succession duty — Succession Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good… …

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  • 36Succession of crops — Succession Suc*ces sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See {Succeed}.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good… …

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  • 37Al-Isra, 26 — This is a sub article to Al Isra.Al Isra is the 17th chapter or sura of the Qur an, and this article is about its 26th verse, a verse related to the controversies of the land of Fadak.The verse is also known as the verse of Dhul Qurba [http://www …

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  • 38Bloodchild and Other Stories — Infobox Book name = Bloodchild and Other Stories image caption = author = Octavia E. Butler cover artist = country = flag|United States subject = genre = science fiction, horror publisher = Four Walls Eight Windows, Seven Stories Press release… …

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  • 39Octavia Butler — Octavia E. Butler, 2005 Octavia Estelle Butler (* 22. Juni 1947 in Pasadena, Kalifornien; † 24. Februar 2006 in Lake Forest Park, Seattle) war eine US amerikanische Science Fiction Autorin. Sie war eine der wenigen schwarzen …

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  • 40Octavia E. Butler — Octavia E. Butler, 2005 Octavia Estelle Butler (* 22. Juni 1947 in Pasadena, Kalifornien; † 24. Februar 2006 in Lake Forest Park, Seattle) war eine US amerikanische Science Fiction Autorin. Sie war eine der wenigen schwarzen Schriftstellerinn …

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