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  • 11Humble Beginnings — Infobox musical artist Name = Humble Beginnings Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = New Jersey, United States Genre = Pop punk Years active = 1996 ndash;2001 Label = Associated acts = Bigwig Cobra Starship Day at …

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  • 12Origin theories of Christopher Columbus — Christopher Columbus depicted in The Virgin of the Navigators by Alejo Fernández, 1531–36. The exact origin of Christopher Columbus (his national or ethnic background) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century.[1] However, it is… …

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  • 13origin — or|i|gin W2 [ˈɔrıdʒın US ˈo: , ˈa: ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: origine, from Latin origo, from oriri to rise ] 1.) also origins [plural] the place or situation in which something begins to exist origin of ▪ a new theor …

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  • 14humble — adjective (humbler, humblest) 1》 having or showing a low estimate of one s own importance. 2》 of low rank. 3》 of modest pretensions or dimensions. verb lower in dignity or importance. ↘decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to… …

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  • 15origin — [[t]ɒ̱rɪʤɪn, AM ɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ origins 1) N COUNT: usu with poss, also in/of N You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins. ...theories about the origin of life... The disorder in military policy had its …

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  • 16humble — adj. Humble is used with these nouns: ↑abode, ↑apology, ↑cottage, ↑dwelling, ↑folk, ↑home, ↑origin, ↑root, ↑servant …

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  • 17humble-bee — noun another term for bumblebee. Origin ME: prob. from Mid. Low Ger. hummelbē, from hummel to buzz + bē bee …

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  • 18eat humble pie — (punningly) To humble or abase oneself, to eat one s words, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑humbles * * * eat humble pie phrase to admit that you were wrong about something Thesaurus: to admit you are wrong or have done something wrongsynonym Main entry …

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  • 19The Orange Humble Band — Infobox musical artist Name = The Orange Humble Band Background = group or band Origin = Flagicon|AUS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Genre = Alternative rock Years active = 1995 2001 Label = Half A Cow URL = Current members = Darryl Mather… …

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  • 20eat humble pie — ► eat humble pie make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [ORIGIN: humble pie is from a pun based on archaic umbles «offal», considered inferior food.] Main Entry: ↑humble …

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