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  • 11Good nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …

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  • 12Ill nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …

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  • 13In a state of nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …

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  • 14To pay the debt of nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …

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  • 15Disneyland with the Death Penalty — Nightscape of Singapore, the article s subject, taken on December 12, 2005 Disneyland with the Death Penalty is an article about Singapore written by William Gibson, his first major piece of non fiction, first published as the cover story[1] for …

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  • 16Naturalism — • Philosophical tendency that consists essentially in looking upon nature as the one original and fundamental source of all that exists, and in attempting to explain everything in terms of nature. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 17Fate — • Lat. fatum, from fari, to tell or predict Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fate     Fate     † …

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  • 18natural — {{11}}natural (adj.) c.1300, naturel, of one s inborn character; hereditary, by birth; early 14c. as of the world of nature (especially as opposed to man), from O.Fr. naturel of nature, conforming to nature; by birth, and directly from L.… …

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  • 19Gaudí, Antoni — ▪ Spanish architect Introduction Catalan in full  Antoni Gaudí i Cornet , Spanish  Antonio Gaudí y Cornet   born June 25, 1852, Reus, Spain died June 10, 1926, Barcelona  Catalan architect (Western architecture), whose distinctive style is… …

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  • 20naturalise — [c]/ˈnætʃrəlaɪz / (say nachruhluyz) verb (naturalised, naturalising) –verb (t) 1. to invest (an alien) with the rights and privileges of a subject or citizen; confer the rights and privileges of citizenship upon. 2. to introduce (animals or… …