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  • 31dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …

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  • 32caper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. leap; cavort, gambol, frisk, frolic, prance, skip. n. leap, capriole; prank, antic, trick. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prank, trick, escapade; see joke 1 . v. Syn. frolic, gambol,… …

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  • 33cavort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. caper. See amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prance, caper, frisk; see dance 2 , play 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. frolic, prance, romp, *carry on, *cut up, act up, leap about, horseplay …

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  • 34South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …

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  • 35angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 36dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …

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  • 37Hospitals — • Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hospitals     Hospitals …

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  • 38Media in Cornwall — The media in Cornwall has a long and distinct history. The county has a wide range of different types and quality of media. Contents 1 History 1.1 Timeline 1.2 Background 1.3 Telegraphy …

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  • 39List of Conan sketches — The following is a list of recurring sketches and characters which debuted on Conan on TBS. Conan is a talk/variety show starring Conan O Brien and sidekick Andy Richter. Writers Brian McCann, Deon Cole, Brian Stack, Andres du Bouchet, Dan Cronin …

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  • 40Caper — Ca per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n. {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See {Capriole}.] To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;… …

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