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  • 81Viva Cala Mesquida Suite Mallorca Island (Mallorca Island) — Viva Cala Mesquida Suite Mallorca Island country: Spain, city: Mallorca Island (Alcudia Bay & Vicinity) Viva Cala Mesquida Suite Mallorca Island Offering luxury, elegance and comfort, the Viva Cala Mesquida Suite is one of the most exclusive… …

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  • 82candelabrum — /kan dl ah breuhm, dl ay /, n., pl. candelabra / breuh/, candelabrums. an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle. [1805 15; < L candelabrum candlestick, equiv. to candel(a) CANDLE + abrum, var. (after stems with an l ) of bulum&#8230; …

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  • 83economy — /i kon euh mee/, n., pl. economies, adj., adv. n. 1. thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc. 2. an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving: He achieved a small economy by walking to work instead&#8230; …

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  • 84extravagance — /ik strav euh geuhns/, n. 1. excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money. 2. an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance. 3. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions. 4. an extravagant action …

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  • 85lavish — lavisher, n. lavishly, adv. lavishness, n. /lav ish/, adj. 1. expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending. 2. using or giving in great amounts; prodigal (often fol. by of): lavish of his time; lavish of affection. v.t. 3. to&#8230; …

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  • 86Lucullan — /looh kul euhn/, adj. 1. (esp. of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous. 2. of or pertaining to Lucullus or his life style. Also, Lucullean /looh keuh lee euhn/, Lucullian. [1855 60; < L Lucullanus; see LUCULLUS,&#8230; …

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  • 87sky — skyless, adj. skylike, adj. /skuy/, n., pl. skies, v. skied or skyed, skying. n. Often, skies (for defs. 1 4). 1. the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies. 2. the heavens or&#8230; …

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  • 88Tibet — /ti bet /, n. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation ab. 16,000 ft. (4877 m). 1,250,000; 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Cap …

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  • 89worship — worshiper, n. worshipingly, adv. /werr ship/, n., v., worshiped, worshiping or (esp. Brit.) worshipped, worshipping. n. 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious&#8230; …

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  • 90Pisano, Giovanni — born с 1250, Pisa died after 1314, Siena? Italian sculptor and architect. His early work is similar to that of Nicola Pisano, his father and teacher. About 1285 he began work on the facade of Siena s cathedral, whose lavish and ordered design and …

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