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  • 21Internet — /in teuhr net /, n. a large computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). [1990 95] * * * Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S.… …

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  • 22maxim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Saying Nouns 1. maxim, aphorism, gnome, apothegm, dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb; sentence, mot, motto, catchphrase, word, moral, byword, household word; axiom, theorum, scholium, truism, truth,… …

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  • 23atticism — noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1593 1. a witty or well turned phrase 2. a characteristic feature of Attic Greek occurring in another language or dialect …

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  • 24Lipót Fejér — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = Lipót (Leopold) Fejér image width = 200px caption = Lipót Fejér birth date = birth date|1880|2|9|mf=y birth place = Pécs, Hungary death date = death date and age|1959|10|15|1880|2|9|mf=y death place =… …

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  • 25Attic —   a. of Athens or Attica; classically simple and pure.    ♦ atticism, n. well turned phrase …

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  • 26phrasemaker — phrase•mak•er [[t]ˈfreɪzˌmeɪ kər[/t]] n. 1) cvb a person skilled in coining well turned phrases 2) cvb a person who makes catchy but often meaningless or empty statements • Etymology: 1815–25 phrase′mak ing, n …

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  • 27KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 28South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 29List of misquotations — A famous misquotation is a well known phrase attributed to someone who either did not actually say it in that form of words, or did not say it at all. It may not be known how these phrases came about, but when possible, their type of origin is… …

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  • 30turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… …

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