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  • 51advantage — noun 1 THAT HELPS YOU (C, U) something that helps you to be better or more successful than others (+ of): the advantages of a university education | have an advantage (over): For certain types of work wood has advantages over plastic. | give sb… …

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  • 52gain — gain1 gainable, adj. /gayn/, v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one s efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. 3 …

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  • 53gain — Synonyms and related words: accept, access, accession, accomplish, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumulate, accumulation, achieve, achievement, acquire, acquisition, addition, admit, advance, advantage, aggrandizement, ameliorate,… …

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  • 54The Private Life of Plants — For the unrelated book with a similar title by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, see The Secret Life of Plants. Infobox nature documentary bgcolour = show name = The Private Life of Plants caption = The Private Life of Plants DVD cover picture …

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  • 55gain — {{11}}gain (n.) late 15c., from M.Fr. gain, from O.Fr. gaaigne gain, profit, advantage; booty; arable land (12c.), from gaaignier to gain (see GAIN (Cf. gain) (v.)). The original French sense enfolded the notions of profit from agriculture and… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 56gain — v. & n. v. 1 tr. obtain or secure (usu. something desired or favourable) (gain an advantage; gain recognition). 2 tr. acquire (a sum) as profits or as a result of changed conditions; earn. 3 tr. obtain as an increment or addition (gain momentum;… …

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  • 57The Boat Race — Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge at the left. The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between… …

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  • 58advantage — I. noun Etymology: Middle English avantage, from Anglo French, from avant before, from Late Latin abante Date: 1523 1. superiority of position or condition < higher ground gave the enemy the advantage > 2. a factor or circumstance of benefit to&#8230; …

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  • 59The Alien Costume — Infobox Television episode Title = The Alien Costume Series = Caption =This three part episode was released on DVD named Spider Man: Venom Saga . This DVD also included to two other episodes from season 3, Venon Returns and Carnage . Season = 1&#8230; …

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  • 60The Continuum — Infobox VG| title = The Continuum developer = Seven Lights publisher = designer = engine = released = June 25, 2008 genre = Mixed modes = Multiplayer ratings = N/A platforms = Adobe Flash based media = requirements = The Continuum is an online&#8230; …

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