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  • 1pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… …

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  • 2ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …

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  • 3pound one’s ear — tv. to sleep. □ I’ve got to spend more time pounding my ear. D She went home to pound her ear an hour or two before work …

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  • 4pound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 measure of weight 2 money {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Pound is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood, ↑ear, ↑fist, ↑foot, ↑footstep, ↑head, ↑heart, ↑music, ↑rain, ↑ …

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  • 5pound one's ear — phrasal : sleep each trucker driving four hours, then pounding his ear in the vehicle s sleeper berth while his partner drove A.L.Davis …

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  • 6Ezra Pound — Infobox Writer name = Ezra Pound caption = Ezra Pound in 1913 birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1885|10|30 birthplace = Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States deathdate = death date and age|mf=yes|1972|11|1|1885|10|30 deathplace = Venice, Italy… …

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  • 7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 8English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 9United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 10COINS AND CURRENCY — Jewish and Non Jewish Coins in Ancient Palestine THE PRE MONETARY PERIOD Means of payment are mentioned in the Bible on various occasions; the relevant passages in their chronological order reflect the development of these means from stage to… …

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