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  • 1second — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the sequence 1 2. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the second person etc. in a race or competition. 4 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning two… …

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  • 2United 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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  • 3china — /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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  • 4China — /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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  • 5Black pudding — Blood sausage redirects here. For the band, see Blood Sausage (band). For the Dungeons Dragons monster, see Black pudding (Dungeons Dragons). Black pudding Black Pudding (Boudin noir), before cooking …

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  • 6mid´dling|ly — mid|dling «MIHD lihng», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. medium in size, quality, grade, or other characteristic; ordinary; average: »the abundant consumption of middling literature (Matthew Arnold). 2. mediocre; second rate. –adv. Informal or… …

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  • 7mid|dling — «MIHD lihng», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. medium in size, quality, grade, or other characteristic; ordinary; average: »the abundant consumption of middling literature (Matthew Arnold). 2. mediocre; second rate. –adv. Informal or Dialect …

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  • 8Mers — This article is about the Mers ethnic group. For Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, see MERS. For other uses, see Mer (disambiguation). Mer Classification Kshatriya[citation needed] Religions Hinduism Languages Gujarati …

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  • 9middling — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a moderately good (esp. fair to middling). b colloq. (of a person s health) fairly well. c second rate. 2 (of goods) of the second of three grades. n. (in pl.) middling goods, esp. flour of medium fineness. adv. fairly or… …

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  • 10Henri-Frédéric Amiel — (September 27 1821 May 11 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.Born in Geneva in 1821, he was descended from a Huguenot family driven to Switzerland by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. [ [http://www.spiritus temporis.com/henri… …

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