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  • 31del-3 (dol-), delǝ- —     del 3 (dol ), delǝ     English meaning: to split, divide     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘spalten, schnitzen, kunstvoll behauen”     Material: O.Ind. dü̆ la yati ‘splits, makes break, crack”, dálati “cracks” (meaning influenced by phálati “ broken …

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  • 32Sophiatown, Gauteng — Sophiatown (pronounced with a long, stressed i ) (also known as Sof town or Kofifi ) is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 4 [http://www.joburg.org.za/regions/region4 about.stm] . Originally called Sophiatown, it was… …

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  • 33Eloise (psychiatric hospital) — Eloise was a psychiatric hospital located in southeastern Michigan.It operated from 1839 to the early 1980s, and housed not only the mentally ill, but poor and sick people as well. At its prime, Eloise consisted of 78 buildings and 902 acres (3.7 …

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  • 34St. Basil the Great —     St. Basil the Great     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Basil the Great     Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; died 1 January, 379. He ranks after Athanasius as a defender of the… …

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  • 35grievance — griev·ance / grē vəns/ n 1: a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition or unfair labor practice) felt to afford a reason for complaint or dispute; esp: a violation of a collective bargaining agreement usu. by the employer 2: the… …

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  • 36Eleni of Ethiopia — Eleni or Helena (died April, 1522) was the wife of Zara Yaqob, and Empress of Ethiopia. She played a significant role in the government of Ethiopia during her lifetime, acting as regent or advisor to a number of Emperors; one testimony of this is …

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  • 37Sonya Rostova — is a character in Leo Tolstoy s 1869 novel War and Peace, and in the Sergey Prokofiev s 1955 opera War and Peace based on it. Sonya is introduced towards the start of the novel as the orphaned niece of the count and countess, Ilya and Natalia… …

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  • 38Maurice le Sage d'Hauteroche d'Hulst —     Maurice Le Sage d Hauteroche d Hulst     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maurice Le Sage d Hauteroche d Hulst     A prelate, writer, orator; born at Paris, 10 Oct., 1841; died there, 6 Nov., 1896. After a distinguished course in the Collège… …

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  • 39black sheep —     We speak figuratively of the one black sheep that is the cause of sorrow in a family; but in its reality it is regarded by the Sussex shepherd as an omen of good luck to his flock (Folk Lore Record 1 (1878), 8). A number of other nineteenth… …

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  • 40lam|en|ta|ble — «LAM uhn tuh buhl, luh MEHN », adjective. 1. giving cause for sorrow; to be regretted or pitied: »a lamentable accident. It was a lamentable day when our dog was run over. SYNONYM(S): pitiable, deplorable. 2. not so good; inferior; pitiful: »a… …

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