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  • 51athletics — /ath let iks/, n. 1. (usually used with a pl. v.) athletic sports, as running, rowing, or boxing. 2. Brit. track and field events. 3. (usually used with a sing. v.) the practice of athletic exercises; the principles of athletic training. [1595… …

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  • 52badger — /baj euhr/, n. 1. any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia. 2. the fur of this mammal. 3. Australian. a. a wombat. b. bandicoot (def. 2). 4.… …

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  • 53dachshund — /dahks hoont , hoond , euhnd, daks , dash /, n. one of a German breed of dogs having short legs, a long body and ears, and a usually tan or black and tan coat. [1840 50; < G, equiv. to Dachs badger + Hund dog] * * * Dog breed of hound and terrier …

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  • 54elephant — elephantoid, adj. /el euh feuhnt/, n., pl. elephants, (esp. collectively) elephant for 1. 1. either of two large, five toed pachyderms of the family Elephantidae, characterized by a long, prehensile trunk formed of the nose and upper lip,&#8230; …

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  • 55livestock farming — Introduction       raising of animals for use or for pleasure. In this article, the discussion of livestock includes both beef and dairy cattle, pigs (pig), sheep, goats (goat), horses (horse), mules (mule), asses, buffalo, and camels (camel …

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  • 56undersea exploration — Introduction       the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Primary objectives and accomplishments       Included in the scope of undersea exploration are the physical and chemical&#8230; …

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  • 57Bells — • Article covers origin, benediction, uses, archaeology and inscriptions, and points of law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bells     Bells      …

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  • 58Class-D amplifier — Block diagram of a basic switching or PWM (class&#160;D) amplifier A class D amplifier or switching amplifier is an electronic amplifier where all power devices (usually MOSFETs) are operated as binary switches. They are either fully on or fully&#8230; …

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  • 59weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs  weigh somebody&LT;=&GT;down  weigh in  weigh on somebody …

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  • 60Blue Whale — Taxobox name = Blue WhaleMSW3 Mead | pages = 725] status = EN status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J., Donovan, G …

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