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  • 1assume — verb (T) 1 to think that something is true, although you have no proof of it: assume (that): I didn t see your car, so I assumed you d gone out. | Assuming that the proposal is accepted, when are we going to get the money? | we can safely assume… …

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  • 2assume */*/*/ — UK [əˈsjuːm] / US [əˈsum] verb [transitive] Word forms assume : present tense I/you/we/they assume he/she/it assumes present participle assuming past tense assumed past participle assumed 1) a) to believe that something is true, even though no… …

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  • 3assume — as|sume [ ə sum ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof: Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to assume. assume… …

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  • 4assume*/ — [əˈsjuːm] verb [T] 1) to believe that something is true, even though you cannot be certain I m assuming everyone here has an email address.[/ex] 2) formal to start to control something or take an important position His first priority was assuming …

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  • 5Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 6biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 7MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… …

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  • 8Assault on the Senses (novel) — Assault on the Senses is a novel written by Michael P. Ferrari. The book is a dark college comedy that follows Kalvin Gray (known to his friends as Kal ), a self deprecating college student going semi crazy trying to make sense of his hard… …

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  • 9List of The A-Team episodes — The A Team began airing on NBC on January 23, 1983 with the pilot episode, and ended on March 8, 1987 with Without Reservations . The show comprises 98 episodes over five seasons. Contents 1 Overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1: 1983 …

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  • 10St. Paul —     St. Paul     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Paul     I. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS     A. Apocryphal Acts of St. Paul     Professor Schmidt has published a photographic copy, a transcription, a German translation, and a commentary of a Coptic… …

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