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  • 101amenity — 1 Amenity, luxury both denote something (as an object, a feature, a quality, or an experience) that gives refined or exquisite pleasure or is exceedingly pleasing to the mind or senses. Amenity typically implies a delightful mildness, gentleness …

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  • 102Severities — Severity Se*ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]rit[ e].] The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a… …

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  • 103Severity — Se*ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf. F. s[ e]v[ e]rit[ e].] The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor; harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a… …

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  • 104Heinrich Himmler — Infobox Officeholder name = Heinrich Luitpold Himmler imagesize = small caption = order = Reichsführer SS term start = 1929 term end = 1945 leader = Adolf Hitler predecessor = Erhard Heiden successor = Karl Hanke order2 = Reich Minister of the… …

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  • 105Playing company — In Renaissance London, playing company was the usual term for a company of actors. These companies were organized around a group of ten or so shareholders (or sharers ), who performed in the plays but were also responsible for management. [For… …

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  • 106Matta El Meskeen — Father Matta El Meskeen or Matthew the Poor, born Youssef Iskandar (20 September 1919 – 8 June 2006) was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monk. He was the key figure in the revival of Egyptian monasticism which began in 1969 when he was appointed to… …

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  • 107Qifu Mumo — (乞伏暮末) (d. 431), courtesy name Anshiba (安石跋), was the last prince of the Chinese/Xianbei state Western Qin. When he succeeded his father Qifu Chipan (Prince Wenzhao) in 428, Western Qin was already in a state of decline, under incessant attack by …

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  • 108Anselm of Canterbury — Infobox Saint name=Saint Anselm of Canterbury birth date=1033 death date=April 21, 1109 feast day=April 21 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion imagesize=220px caption= birth place=Aosta, Kingdom of Burgundy death… …

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  • 109Chile — For other uses, see Chile (disambiguation). Republic of Chile República de Chile (Spanish) …

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  • 110Piano — Pianoforte redirects here. For earlier versions of the instrument, see Fortepiano. For other uses of Piano, see Piano (disambiguation). Piano Bösendorfer grand piano Keyboard instrument …

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