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  • 71Excusing — Excuse Ex*cuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F. excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to plead. See {Cause}.] 1. To free from accusation, or the… …

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  • 72offense — or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling… …

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  • 73Book of Common Prayer — For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …

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  • 74Flag — A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used symbolically for signaling or identification. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The… …

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  • 75Gilbert and Sullivan — refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). Together, they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore , The Pirates of Penzance , and… …

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  • 76Monty Python's Life of Brian — Directed by Terry Jones Produced by John Goldstone Executive: George …

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  • 77Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 78Real Irish Republican Army — Infobox Organization name = Real Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann) image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = Northern Ireland shown in Red motto = formation = November 1997 extinction = type = Paramilitary headquarters =… …

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  • 79Tosca — For other uses, see Tosca (disambiguation). Giacomo Puccini …

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  • 80Witch-hunt — Witch trial redirects here. For the song by Rush, see Fear series. For the novel by Ian Rankin, see Witch Hunt (novel). A witch hunt is a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, mass hysteria and mob lynching,… …

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