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  • 101To sing placebo — Placebo Pla*ce bo, n. [L., I shall please, fut. of placere to please.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) The first antiphon of the vespers for the dead. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A prescription with no pharmacological activity given to a patient to humor or satisfy… …

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  • 102complacent — adjective Etymology: Latin complacent , complacens, present participle of complacēre to please greatly, from com + placēre to please more at please Date: 1760 1. marked by complacency ; self satisfied < a complacent smile > 2 …

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  • 103placid — adjective Etymology: Latin placidus, from placēre to please more at please Date: 1626 serenely free of interruption or disturbance < placid skies > < a placid disposition >; also complacent 1 Synonyms: see calm • placidity noun • …

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  • 104plea — noun Etymology: Middle English ple, plede, from Anglo French plai, pleit from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin, decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of placēre to please, be decided more at please Date: 13th century 1. a&#8230; …

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  • 105please — I. verb (pleased; pleasing) Etymology: Middle English plesen, from Anglo French plaisir, pleisir, pleire, from Latin placēre; akin to Latin placare to placate and perhaps to Greek plak , plax flat surface more at fluke Date: 14th century&#8230; …

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  • 107William the Silent — William I, Prince of Orange Key, Adriaen Thomas (ca.&#160;1570–84), William of Orange …

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  • 109Mateiu Caragiale — Mateiu Ion Caragiale Born March 25, 1885(1885 03 25) Bucharest Died January 17, 1936(1936 01 17) (aged&#16 …

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  • 110Romanian nouns — This article on Romanian nouns is related to the Romanian grammar and belongs to a series of articles on the Romanian language. It describes the morphology of the noun in this language, and includes details about its declension according to&#8230; …

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