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  • 11Suit service — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 12suit service — Suit Suit (s[=u]t), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sect}, {Suite}.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.] [1913… …

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  • 13One Iowa — Formation November 2006 Purpose/focus LGBT rights Headquarters Des Moines, Iowa (USA)[1] Region served …

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  • 14Suit (clothing) — Western dress codes Formal wear Formal Semi formal Informal (including lounge suits) Smart casual Business casual Casual Active attire …

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  • 15Suit (cards) — The four French playing card suits used primarily in the English speaking world: spades (♠), hearts (♥), diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣). In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often,… …

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  • 16suit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 set of clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ designer, elegant, immaculate, smart (esp. BrE), well cut (esp. BrE), well tailored (esp. AmE) ▪ ill fitting …

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  • 17suit — 1 noun (C) 1 CLOTHES a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket (=short coat) with trousers or a skirt: a cream linen suit | a grey winter suit see also: morning suit 2 jogging/swim suit a piece or pieces of clothing… …

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  • 18One Laptop per Child — OLPC redirects here. For other uses, see OLPC (disambiguation). One Laptop per Child Formation January 2005 Type Non profit Headquarters Cambridge, Massachuset …

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  • 19suit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin *sequita, from feminine of *sequitus, past participle of *sequere to follow more at sue Date: 14th century 1.… …

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  • 20The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit — 1956 Movie Poster Directed by Nunnally Johnson Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck …

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