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  • 121Sigonio, Carlo — (ca. 1522 1584)    Italian humanist and historian. A native of Modena, he taught humanistic subjects there and at Venice before moving to the University of Padua in 1560 and then to the University of Bologna (1563 1584). He made his literary rep… …

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  • 122Crosbie Castle and the Fullarton estate — Crosbie Castle Fullarton, Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland UK …

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  • 123chain — I (nexus) noun act of coming together, act of coupling, act of joining, act of uniting, affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, attachment, attraction, bond, bond of union, bridge, conjunction, connectedness, connecting link, connecting… …

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  • 124direct — di•rect [[t]dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ [/t]] v. t. 1) to manage or guide by advice, instruction, etc 2) to regulate the course of; control 3) to administer; manage; supervise: She directs the affairs of the estate[/ex] 4) to give authoritative instructions to; …

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  • 125direct — /dəˈrɛkt / (say duh rekt), /daɪ / (say duy ) verb (t) 1. to guide with advice; regulate the course of; conduct; manage; control. 2. to give authoritative instructions to: I directed him to do it. 3. to command; order or ordain: I directed that he …

  • 126flush — flush1 [flush] vi. [complex of several words, with senses FLASH & ME flusshen, to fly up suddenly, blended with echoic elements; “flow” senses < ? or akin to OFr fluir (stem fluiss ), to flow] 1. to flow and spread suddenly and rapidly 2. to… …

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  • 127Shetland — For other uses, see Shetland (disambiguation). Shetland Sealtainn …

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  • 128Stable isotope — Graph of isotopes/nuclides by type of decay. Orange and blue nuclides are unstable, with the black squares between these regions representing stable nuclides. The unbroken line passing below many of the nuclides represents the theoretical… …

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