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• sober — /ˈsoʊbə / (say sohbuh) adjective 1. not intoxicated or drunk. 2. habitually temperate, especially with alcoholic drink. 3. quiet or sedate in demeanour, as persons. 4. marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as demeanour, speech, etc. 5 …  

• sober — soberingly, adv. soberly, adv. soberness, n. /soh beuhr/, adj., soberer, soberest, v. adj. 1. not intoxicated or drunk. 2. habitually temperate, esp. in the use of liquor. 3. quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons. 4. mark …   Universalium

• sober — so•ber [[t]ˈsoʊ bər[/t]] adj. ber•er, ber•est, v. 1) not drunk 2) habitually temperate, esp. in the use of liquor 3) quiet or sedate in demeanor: a serious, sober couple[/ex] 4) marked by seriousness, solemnity, etc.: a sober occasion[/ex] 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• Raul Locsin — was the founder and Publisher editor of Business Day , an important Philippine Publication. He was also the recipient of the 1999 Ramon Magsaysay Award for JournalismThe free press of the Philippines is a national glory. Yet it is often troubled …   Wikipedia

• The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• sirloin — [16] One of the oldest of etymological chestnuts is that sirloin got its name because a particular English king found the joint of beef so excellent that he knighted it. The monarch in question has been variously identified as Henry VIII, James I …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sirloin — [16] One of the oldest of etymological chestnuts is that sirloin got its name because a particular English king found the joint of beef so excellent that he knighted it. The monarch in question has been variously identified as Henry VIII, James I …   Word origins

• Occam's razor — For the aerial theatre company, see Ockham s Razor Theatre Company. It is possible to describe the other planets in the solar system as revolving around the Earth, but that explanation is unnecessarily complex compared to the modern consensus… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /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.… …   Universalium

• Intelligent design — This article is about intelligent design as promulgated by the Discovery Institute. For other uses, see Intelligent design (disambiguation). For the philosophical argument from design , see Teleological argument …   Wikipedia

• History of Alcoholics Anonymous — TOCleftThe history of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been documented in books, movies, and AA literature from its founding in 1935 as a solution for alcoholism by Bill Wilson (known as Bill W.) and Dr. Robert Smith (known as Dr. Bob), through… …   Wikipedia