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  • 1reopen — re|o|pen [riˈəupən US ˈou ] v [I and T] 1.) if a theatre, restaurant etc reopens, or if it is reopened, it opens again after a period when it was closed ▪ The swimming pool will reopen in May. 2.) if you reopen a discussion, law case etc, or if… …

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  • 2reopen — verb 1 (I, T) if a theatre, restaurant etc reopens or is reopened, it opens again after being closed 2 (I, T) if you reopen a discussion or law case, or if it reopens, you begin it again after it has stopped: A report from medical scientists has… …

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  • 3reopen — re·open /ˌrē ō pən/ vt 1: to take up again reopen discussion 2: to resume the discussion or consideration of (a closed matter) reopen the contract to negotiate benefits 3: to try or hear (an action) anew esp. for the purpose of hearing new… …

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  • 4reopen — Date: 1733 transitive verb 1. to open again 2. a. to take up again ; resume < reopen discussion > b. to resume discussion or consideration of < reopen a contract > 3. to begin again intransitive verb …

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  • 5Council of Basle —     Council of Basle     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Basle     Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the common Father of the Christian world had been seriously compromised by the&#8230; …

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  • 7china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 8China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.&#8230; …

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