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  • 31Parsimony — Par si*mo*ny, n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Awful …

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  • 32meager — or meagre adjective Etymology: Middle English megre, from Anglo French megre, meigre, from Latin macr , macer lean; akin to Old English mæger lean, Greek makros long Date: 14th century 1. having little flesh ; thin 2. a. lacking desirable… …

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  • 33niggardly — adjective Date: 1571 1. grudgingly mean about spending or granting ; begrudging 2. provided in meanly limited supply Synonyms: see stingy • niggardliness noun • niggardly adverb …

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  • 34stingy — adjective (stingier; est) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect *stinge, noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting Date: 1659 1. not generous or liberal ; sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending < stingy with the salt > < stingy&#8230; …

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  • 35Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped — Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, or AISH is the legal name of a social welfare program and service offered in Alberta to nearly 36,000 Albertan citizens. Former AISH ACT legislation defined severe handicap as“adult Albertans with a&#8230; …

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  • 36parsimony — /pahr seuh moh nee/, n. extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness. [1400 50; late ME parcimony < L parsimonia, parcimonia frugality, thrift, equiv. to parsi (comb. form of parsus, ptp. of parcere to economize) or parci&#8230; …

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  • 37Abbey — • A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious; monks under the government of an abbot; nuns under that of an abbess Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbey     Abbey …

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  • 38parsimony — noun a) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. b) By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem. Syn: economy, frugality, stinginess, niggardliness See Also: parsimonious …

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  • 39largess — noun /lɑːˈʒɛs,lɑːˈdʒɛs,lɑɹˈdʒɛs,lɑɹˈʒɛs/ a) Generosity in the giving of gifts or money. b) The gifts or money given in such a way. Syn: benevolence, generosity, graciousness, boon Ant …

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  • 40plenitude, principle of — Name given by the American historian of ideas A. O. Lovejoy (1873–1962) to a principle he detected in much Greek and medieval thought, that the existence and abundance of creation must be as great as the possibility of existence, commensurate&#8230; …

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