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  • 71Ulterior object — Ulterior Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL …

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  • 72Up and down — Down Down, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position;… …

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  • 73Were it not for — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …

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  • 74ulterior — adjective Etymology: Latin, farther, further, comparative of *ulter situated beyond, from uls beyond; akin to Latin ollus, ille, that one, Old Irish indoll beyond Date: 1646 1. a. further, future b. more distant ; remoter c. situated on the… …

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  • 75farther — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ferther, alteration of further Date: 14th century 1. at or to a greater distance or more advanced point < got no farther than the first page > < nothing could be farther from the truth > 2. to a greater degree&#8230; …

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  • 76remote — I. adjective (remoter; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin remotus, from past participle of removēre to remove Date: 15th century 1. separated by an interval or space greater than usual < an involucre remote from the flower > 2. far&#8230; …

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  • 77Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn — This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Isayevich and the family name is Solzhenitsyn. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn After returning to Russia from exile in 1994. Born Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn 11 December 1918( …

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  • 78Outback — For other uses, see Outback (disambiguation). A tourism sign post Yalgoo, Western Australia …

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  • 79Dorians — This article is about the population of ancient Greece. For other uses, see Dorian (disambiguation). History of Greece This article is part of …

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  • 80Transport in Gabon — Railways = The only railway in the nation is the Trans Gabon Railway. total: 649 km (Gabon State Railways or OCTRA) standard gauge: 649 km 1.435 m gauge; single track (1994) Railway links with adjacent states * Equatorial Guinea no no railways *&#8230; …

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