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  • 111lau·rel — /ˈlorəl/ noun, pl rels 1 [count, noncount] : an evergreen tree or bush with shiny pointed leaves laurel leaves wearing a crown/wreath of laurel [=a crown/wreath made from laurel leaves that was awarded and worn around the head as a symbol of… …

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  • 112Pronunciation of English th — In English, the digraph 〈th〉 represents in most cases one of two different phonemes: the voiced dental fricative IPA|/ð/ (as in this ) and the voiceless dental fricative IPA|/θ/ ( thing ). More rarely, it can stand for IPA|/t/ ( Thailand ) or the …

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  • 113Gymnasium (ancient Greece) — The gymnasium in ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. The name comes from the Greek term gymnos meaning naked. Athletes… …

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  • 114place — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 particular position/area ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, good, great, ideal, perfect ▪ horrible, terrible ▪ It …

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  • 115savage — adjective 1》 fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.     ↘cruel and vicious. 2》 primitive; uncivilized. 3》 (of a place) wild; uncultivated. noun 1》 a member of a people regarded as primitive and uncivilized. 2》 a brutal or vicious person. 3》 Heraldry… …

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  • 116Westminster School — For other uses, see Westminster School (disambiguation). Westminster School Motto Dat Deus Incrementum Established 1179 (Refounded in 1560)[1] …

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  • 117Then-thyn split — The thyn was a phonemic split of the Old English phoneme /θ/ into two phonemes /ð/ and /θ/ occurring in Early Middle English which resulted in thyn starting with different initial consonant, /ð/ and /θ/.In Old English, the phoneme /θ/ had two… …

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  • 118trumpet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ muted VERB + TRUMPET ▪ blow, sound TRUMPET + VERB ▪ blare, sound …

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  • 119corona — corona1 [kə rəʊnə] noun (plural coronae ni:) 1》 Astronomy the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun or a star.     ↘(also corona discharge) Physics the glow around a conductor at high potential.     ↘a small circle of light seen round the sun or… …

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  • 120coronal — coronal1 [kə rəʊn(ə)l, kɒr(ə)n(ə)l] adjective 1》 relating to the crown or corona of something. 2》 Anatomy of or in the coronal plane. 3》 Phonetics (of a consonant) formed by raising the tip or blade of the tongue towards the hard palate. noun… …

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