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  • 31CANAUX (histoire et architecture) — Le canal de navigation est une vaste voie d’eau, une ligne qui sillonne le territoire et qui a, malgré la variété des paysages traversés, une étonnante unité de conception et souvent de réalisation. Cette unité, ponctuée par la répétition… …

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  • 32dispute — I. v. n. 1. Debate, argue, contend in argument. 2. Bicker, wrangle, quarrel, brawl, spar, spat, jangle, squabble, tiff, fall out, have words, have an altercation. II. v. a. 1. Debate, discuss, agitate, ventilate, argue, reason about. 2.… …

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  • 33Dispute — Dis*pute , v. t. 1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss. [1913 Webster] The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate is to do herein. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt… …

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  • 34Rebut — Re*but (r[ e]*b[u^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive back; pref. re + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt}, {Boutade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To drive or beat back; to repulse. [1913… …

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  • 35Rebutted — Rebut Re*but (r[ e]*b[u^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive back; pref. re + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt}, {Boutade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.… …

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  • 36Rebutting — Rebut Re*but (r[ e]*b[u^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive back; pref. re + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt}, {Boutade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.… …

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  • 37contravene — transitive verb ( vened; vening) Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French contrevenir, from Late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra + venire to come more at come Date: 1567 1. to go or act contrary to ; violate …

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  • 38Eunuch — European illustration of one of the white eunuchs of the Ottoman Sultan s court (1749) A eunuch (  / …

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  • 39Paradoxe temporel — Sommaire 1 La violation de la causalité 2 Les réponses des physiciens 3 Les types de paradoxes 3.1 Paradoxe du grand père …

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  • 40dissuade — 1510s, from M.Fr. dissuader and directly from L. dissuadere to advise against, oppose by argument, from dis off, against (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + suadere to urge (see SUASION (Cf. suasion)). Related: Dissuaded; dissuading …

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