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  • 41bronze — [[t]brɒnz[/t]] n. v. bronzed, bronz•ing, adj. 1) mel a) any of various alloys consisting essentially of copper and tin, the tin content not exceeding 11 percent b) any of various other alloys having a large copper content 2) a metallic brownish… …

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  • 42Bronze Bauhinia Star — The Bronze Bauhinia Star (zh t|t=銅紫荊星章, BBS) is the lowest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong. It is awarded to persons who have given outstanding service over a long period of time, but in a more limited field or way than that… …

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  • 43bronze — I. transitive verb (bronzed; bronzing) Date: 1645 to give the appearance of bronze to < a bronzed sculpture >; also tan 2 • bronzer noun II. noun Usage: often attributive …

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  • 44Bronze Age collapse — The fall of Troy, an event recounted in Greek mythology at the end of the Bronze Age, as represented by the 17th century painter Kerstiaen De Keuninck. Bronze Age …

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  • 45bronze age — noun (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence • Topics: ↑classical mythology • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period * * * noun Usage …

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  • 46Bronze Age — noun (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons • Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period …

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  • 47Tin(IV) sulfide — Chembox new Name = Tin(IV) sulfide ImageFile = Cadmium iodide 3D layers.png ImageSize = 140px ImageName = Tin(IV) sulfide OtherNames = tin disulfide, stannic sulfide, mosaic gold Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 1315 01 1 Section2 = Chembox …

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  • 48bronze — [[t]brɒ̱nz[/t]] bronzes 1) N UNCOUNT Bronze is a yellowish brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin. ...a bronze statue of Giorgi Dimitrov. 2) N COUNT A bronze is a statue or sculpture made of bronze. ...a bronze of Napoleon on horseback …

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  • 49bronze — bronze1 [brɔnz US bra:nz] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian bronzo, perhaps from Persian birinj copper ] 1.) [U] a hard metal that is a mixture of ↑copper and ↑tin ▪ a bell cast in bronze 2.) …

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  • 50Bronze Age Britain — In Britain the Stone Age changed slowly into the Bronze Age from about 2100 BC. Metal started to be used for the first time instead of stone to make tools. The skill to make things with metal may have been brought to Britain soon after 2000 BC by …

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