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  • 41Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …

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  • 42Land of Nod — The Land of Nod ( he. ’eretz Nod) is a place in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located to the east of Eden , to which Cain chose to flee to after murdering his brother Abel. The Hebrew word nod means wandering . : And Cain went out from …

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  • 43Charles Boycott — Captain Boycott redirects here. For the 1947 film, see Captain Boycott (film). Charles Boycott Captain Boycott as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, Janua …

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  • 44digress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. diverge, ramble, deviate, wander. See deviation, loquacity, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stray, diverge, maunder, deviate; see deviate , ramble 2 . See Synonym Study at deviate . III (Roget …

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  • 45walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… …

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  • 46eye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ amber, blue, brown, dark, golden, green, grey/gray …

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  • 47street — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, wide ▪ narrow ▪ bustling, busy, congested, crowded ▪ pedestrian …

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  • 48Polari — Infobox Language name=Polari nativename=Palare, Parlary, Palarie, Palari, Parlyaree region=United Kingdom and Ireland speakers=no estimate available familycolor=Indo European family=based English, Italian and Romany with variations… …

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  • 49Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …

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  • 50knock — /nɒk / (say nok) verb (i) 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, giving a signal, etc. 2. (of an internal combustion engine)… …