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  • 1circumstance — cir|cum|stance W1S1 [ˈsə:kəmstæns, stəns US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin circumstantia, from circumstare to stand around , from circum ( CIRCUM ) + stare to stand ] 1.) [C usually plural] the conditions that affect a… …

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  • 2Pomp and Circumstance Marches — The Pomp and Circumstance Marches (full title Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches ), Op. 39 are a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. For the music commonly known as Pomp and Circumstance in the United States,… …

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  • 3pomp and circumstance — formal ceremony. The royal visit was accompanied by all the usual pomp and circumstance …

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  • 4HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

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  • 5United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 6Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice     Sacrifice      …

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  • 7France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 8Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars is a fascinating view into the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans were literally hounded out of Denmark. Introduction The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the… …

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  • 9Italy — /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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  • 10Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …

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