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  • 1slow — slow1 [ slou ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not fast ▸ 2 taking a long time ▸ 3 not intelligent ▸ 4 not busy/exciting ▸ 5 music: at slow speed ▸ 6 about (part of) road ▸ 7 clock: with earlier time ▸ 8 about film/camera ▸ 9 oven: at low temperature ▸ +… …

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  • 2slow — I UK [sləʊ] / US [sloʊ] adjective Word forms slow : adjective slow comparative slower superlative slowest *** 1) a) a slow movement or action does not happen fast a long slow walk to the top of the hill A slow smile spread across her face. b)… …

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  • 3UPS — United Parcel Service (Governmental » Military) **** Uninterruptible Power Supply (Computing » Hardware) **** United Parcel Service (Business » Firms) * United Parcel Service, Inc. (Business » NYSE Symbols) * University of Puget Sound (Academic & …

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  • 4pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …

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  • 5grade — 01. The [grade] six class went on a three day camping trip to Goldstream Park. 02. My daughter always gets good [grades] at school, but my son s marks are usually pretty average. 03. The principal has called an assembly for [grade] twelve… …

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  • 8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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