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  • 121architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… …

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  • 122china — /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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  • 123China — /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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  • 124perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… …

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  • 125tabernacle — tabernacular /tab euhr nak yeuh leuhr/, adj. /tab euhr nak euhl/, n., v., tabernacled, tabernacling. n. 1. any place or house of worship, esp. one designed for a large congregation. 2. (often cap.) the portable sanctuary in use by the Israelites… …

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  • 126termite — /terr muyt/, n. any of numerous pale colored, soft bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant. [1775 85; taken as sing. of… …

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  • 127Clola — Coordinates: 57°29′06″N 2°00′04″W / 57.485°N 2.001°W / 57.485; 2.001 …

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  • 128Defective Premises Act 1972 — Parliament of the United Kingdom …

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