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  • 91Giovanni Domenico Cassini —     Giovanni Domenico Cassini     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Giovanni Domenico Cassini     Astronomer, b. at Perinaldo (Nice, Italy), 8 June, 1625; d. at Paris, 14 September, 1712. After two years at Vallebone he entered the Jesuit College at… …

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  • 92trouble — Synonyms and related words: Dutch, abuse a privilege, ado, adverse circumstances, adversity, afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggravation, agitate, agitation, ail, ailment, alarm, all overs, angst, anguish, annoy, annoyance, anxiety, anxiety… …

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  • 93strain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up more at strew Date: 13th century 1. a. lineage, ancestry b. a group of presumed …

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