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  • 11Great Famine (Ireland) — The Great Famine ( ga. An Gorta Mór [The term has appeared in the titles of numerous books on the event, as demonstrated by [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Gorta+Mo%CC%81r%22 =Search qt=results page this search on WorldCat] ] or ga. An… …

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  • 12many — / meni/ quantifier 1 (used especially in formal English, or in ordinary written or spoken English when in questions and negative sentences) a large number of people or things: many people/things/places etc: Many people find this kind of movie… …

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  • 13Great Central Main Line — The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was a main railway line in England that linked Sheffield with Marylebone Station in London via Nottingham and Leicester.… …

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  • 14great — /greIt/ adjective VERY GOOD 1 spoken a) very good; excellent: We had a great time at the fair. | You can come after all? Great! | It s great to see you again! b) used when you really think that something is not good, satisfactory or enjoyable at… …

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  • 15many — man|y W1S1 [ˈmeni] determiner, pron, adj [: Old English; Origin: manig] 1.) a large number of people or things ≠ ↑few →↑more, most ↑most, much ↑much ▪ Many people have to use a car to travel to work. ▪ I don t have many friends. ▪ …

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  • 16many — man|y [ meni ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): It happened many years ago. How many children do you have?… …

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  • 17many — [[t]me̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n, oft with brd neg You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. I don t think many people would argue with that... Not many films are made in Finland... Do you keep many… …

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  • 18many */*/*/ — UK [ˈmenɪ] / US adverb, determiner, predeterminer, pronoun Word forms many : comparative more UK [mɔː(r)] / US [mɔr] superlative most UK [məʊst] / US [moʊst] Summary: Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural… …

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  • 19great — /greɪt / (say grayt) adjective 1. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: a great house; a great lake; a great fire. 2. large in number; numerous: a great many. 3. unusual or considerable in degree: great pain. 4. notable or… …

  • 20many — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were many). n. (as pl.) 1 a large number (many like skiing; many went). 2 (prec. by the) the multitude of esp. working people. Phrases and… …

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