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  • 111Pentimal system — The pentimal system ( sv. pentadiska siffror) is a notation for presenting numbers, usually by inscribing in wood or stone. The notation has been used in Scandinavia, usually in conjunction to runes.The notation is similar to the older Roman… …

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  • 112La Fayette class frigate — The La Fayette class units ( FL 3000 for Frégate Légère de 3,000 tonnes , 3,000 tonnes light frigates , or FLF or Frégate Légère Furtive , Light Stealth Frigate ) are light multi mission frigates built by DCN and operated by France ( Marine… …

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  • 113Hydrogen economy — The hydrogen economy is a proposed system of delivering energy using hydrogen. The term hydrogen economy was coined by John Bockris during a talk he gave in 1970 at General Motors (GM) Technical Center.[1] Hydrogen advocates promote hydrogen as… …

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  • 114Romance copula — The copula or copulae (the verb or verbs meaning to be ) in all Romance languages largely derive from the Latin verbs esse to be (ultimately from Proto Indo European *h1es , as in English is); stāre to stand (ultimately from Proto Indo European… …

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  • 115Svea 123 — The Swedish made Svea 123 is a small liquid fuel (naphtha, commonly referred to as “white gas” or “Coleman fuel”) pressurized burner camping stove that traces its origins to designs first pioneered in the late 1800s. Svea stoves were first made… …

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  • 116Samoa 'ava ceremony — The ʻaumaga, ava makers must follow etiquette and cultural protocol in the making and serving of the ava. It is usually an honour to be selected for the ceremony. The ʻaumaga, with prescribed roles in the ceremony, were a select guild in the past …

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  • 117List of Deltora Quest characters — The Deltora series features a wide line of characters, both important and minor. The series also features many different monsters and creatures that appeared in all of the many different books. This article is a list of the many different… …

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  • 118Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… …

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  • 119Longship — The Gokstad ship, on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. Longships were sea vessels made and used by the Vikings from the Nordic countries for trade, commerce, exploration, and warfare during the Viking Age. The longship’s design… …

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  • 120Merovingian — The Merovingians (also Merovings) were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the mid fifth to the mid eighth century. Their politics involved… …

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