superfluous detail

  • 1superfluous — superfluous,[/p] surplus, supernumerary, extra, spare all describe what is above or beyond what is needed or indispensable. Superfluous implies a superabundance or excess that requires elimination or pruning {many people . . . found themselves… …

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  • 2concise — adjective Etymology: Latin concisus, from past participle of concidere to cut up, from com + caedere to cut, strike Date: circa 1590 marked by brevity of expression or statement ; free from all elaboration and superfluous detail < a concise&#8230; …

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  • 3Forrest Gump — Infobox Film name = Forrest Gump caption = Theatrical release poster director = Robert Zemeckis producer = Wendy Finerman Steve Tisch Charles Newirth writer = Screenplay: Eric Roth Novel: Winston Groom starring = Tom Hanks Robin Wright Gary&#8230; …

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  • 4BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 5KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah&#8230; …

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  • 6Chinese ceramics — Ming covered red jar with dragon and sea design from the Jiajing reign Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. China is richly endowed with the&#8230; …

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  • 7MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT …

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  • 8Comment (computer programming) — For comments in Wikipedia markup, see Help:Wiki markup#Character formatting and WP:COMMENT. An illustration of Java source code with prologue comments indicated in red and inline comments in green. Program code is in blue …

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  • 9Rudin — infobox Book | name = Рудин title orig = Рудин in Russian, IPA2|rudin translator = Constance Garnett (1894), Richard Freeborn (1975) image caption = Penguin classics cover of Rudin author = Ivan Turgenev illustrator = cover artist = country =&#8230; …

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  • 10international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political&#8230; …

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