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  • 81To make common cause with — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

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  • 82depreciate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin depretiatus, past participle of depretiare, from Latin de + pretium price more at price Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to lower in estimation or esteem …

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  • 83pejorative — I. noun Date: 1882 a pejorative word or phrase II. adjective Etymology: Late Latin pejoratus, past participle of pejorare to make or become worse, from Latin pejor worse; akin to Sanskrit padyate he falls, Latin ped , pes foot more at foot Date:… …

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  • 84Neville Chamberlain — This article is about the former British Prime Minister. For other people with the same name, see Neville Chamberlain (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain …

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  • 85William Edward Hartpole Lecky — William Edward Hartpole Lecky, OM (26 March 1838 ndash;22 October 1903) was an Irish historian and publicist.Early lifeBorn at Newtown Park, near Dublin, an eminent historian, he was the eldest son of John Hartpole Lecky, a landowner.He was… …

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  • 86William Hovell — William Hilton Hovell (26 April 1786 – 9 November 1875) was an English explorer of Australia.Early lifeHovell was born at Yarmouth, Norfolk, England and became a Royal Navy captain before settling in New South Wales, arriving in October 1813… …

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  • 87Mohammedan — (also spelled Muhammadan, Mahommedan, Mahomedan or Mahometan) is a Western term for a follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] As an archaic English language term, it is used as both a noun and an adjective, meaning belonging or relating to,… …

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  • 88Dahabshiil — دهب شيل Type Private Industry money transfer Founded 1970 Burao, Somalia Headquarters …

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  • 89David Hume of Godscroft — David Home redirects here. For other uses, see David Home (disambiguation). David Hume (or Home) (1558–1629) was a Scottish historian and political theorist, poet and controversialist, a major intellectual figure in Jacobean Scotland. He also… …

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  • 90gomeral — [gäm′ər əl] n. 〚< ? obs. gome, a man (< OE guma: see HOMAGE) + (e)rel, depreciatory suffix < OFr erel〛 Scot. a simpleton; fool * * * …

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