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  • 121despise — transitive verb (despised; despising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French despis , stem of despire, from Latin despicere, from de + specere to look more at spy Date: 14th century 1. to look down on with contempt or aversion …

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  • 122scorn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escharne, escar, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest Date: 13th century 1. open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation 2. an expression of contempt… …

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  • 123Claudius — For other people named Claudius, see Claudius (disambiguation). Claudius 4th Emperor of the Roman Empire …

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  • 124Luigi Pirandello — Infobox Writer name = Luigi Pirandello birthdate = birth date|1867|6|28|mf=y birthplace = Agrigento, Sicily, Italy deathdate = death date and age|1936|12|10|1867|6|28|mf=y deathplace = Bosio, Rome, Italy occupation = dramatist, author nationality …

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  • 125Mychal F. Judge — Mychal F. Judge, OFM (May 11, 1933 – September 11, 2001) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York, and the first official recorded victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks.… …

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  • 126Surrealism — SurrealismIn 1917, Guillaume Apollinaire coined the term Surrealism in the program notes describing the ballet Parade which was a collaborative work by Jean Cocteau, Erik Satie, Pablo Picasso and Léonide Massine: From this new alliance, for until …

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  • 127Robert Walpole — For other people named Robert Walpole, see Robert Walpole (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Earl of Orford KG KB PC …

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  • 128Kibbutz — A kibbutz (Hebrew: קיבוץ, קִבּוּץ, lit. gathering, clustering ; plural kibbutzim ) is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The kibbutz is a form of communal living that combines socialism and Zionism.… …

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