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  • 1surprise — surprisedly /seuhr pruy zid lee, pruyzd , seuh /, adv. surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz , seuh /, v., surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty… …

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  • 2surprise — /səˈpraɪz / (say suh pruyz) verb (t) (surprised, surprising) 1. to come upon suddenly and unexpectedly; catch (a person, etc.) in the act of doing something; discover (a thing) suddenly. 2. to assail, attack, or capture suddenly or without… …

  • 3surprise — sur•prise [[t]sərˈpraɪz, sə [/t]] v. prised, pris•ing, n. 1) to strike with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, esp. by being unexpected 2) to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly 3) to make an unexpected assault on (an… …

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  • 4surprise — sur|prise1 [ sər praız ] noun *** 1. ) count an unusual or unexpected event: There were few surprises in the basketball playoffs this year. come as a surprise: Holman s arrest came as a surprise to the entire community. come as no surprise: Given …

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  • 5surprise — I UK [sə(r)ˈpraɪz] / US [sərˈpraɪz] noun Word forms surprise : singular surprise plural surprises *** Ways of expressing surprise: Goodness!/Good heavens!/(Oh) my God → used for showing that you are surprised Good grief! → used for showing that… …

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  • 6La Surprise de l'amour — is a three act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. Its title is usually translated into English as The Surprise of Love . La Surprise de l amour was first performed 3 May 1722 by the Comédie Italienne at the Hotel de Bourgogne in Paris …

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  • 9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 10List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers characters — This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Contents 1 Heroes 1.1 Battle Brawlers …

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