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  • 1some — 1. The use of some to mean ‘very much’ or ‘notably such’ in sentences of the type. This is some party is still considered suitable mainly for informal contexts, and Churchill s famous line in a speech in 1941, Some chicken! Some neck! (in… …

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  • 2some — some1 [səm strong sʌm ] determiner [: Old English; Origin: sum] 1.) a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated ▪ I need some apples for this recipe. ▪ My mother has inherited some land.… …

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  • 3some — 1 /sFm/; strong /sVm/ determiner 1 a number of people or things or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated: I need some apples for this recipe. | My mother has inherited some land in western Australia. | They re… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4Some Thoughts Concerning Education — is a 1693 treatise on education written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in Britain. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages… …

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  • 5Friend — (fr[e^]nd), n. [OR. frend, freond, AS. fre[ o]nd, prop. p. pr. of fre[ o]n, fre[ o]gan, to love; akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love, OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. fr[ae]ndi kinsman, Sw. fr[ a]nde. Goth.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6Friend (2001 film) — Friend Theatrical poster Hangul 친구 …

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  • 7Friend of a friend — (FOAF) is a phrase used to refer to someone that one does not know well mdash; literally, a friend of a friend.In some social sciences, the phrase is used as a half joking shorthand for the fact that much of the information on which people act… …

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  • 8friend — friend, acquaintance, intimate, confidant are comparable when they designate a person, especially not related by blood, with whom one is on good and, usually, familiar terms. Friend, in its application, ranges from a person who is not hostile or… …

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  • 9FRIEND, HUGO MORRIS — (1882–1966), U.S. lawyer and judge. Friend, who was born in Prague, was brought to the United States when he was two. In his youth he distinguished himself as an athlete and was a member of the U.S. team at the 1906 Olympic Games. In 1908 he was… …

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  • 10Some Kind of Monster (film) — Some Kind Of Monster Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky Produced by Joe Berlinger Bruce Sinofsky …

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