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  • 101stammer — verb (stammered; stammering) Etymology: Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian; akin to Old High German stamalōn to stammer, Old Norse stemma to hinder, damn up more at stem Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to make… …

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  • 102booby — I. noun (plural boobies) Etymology: modification of Spanish bobo, from Latin balbus stammering, probably of imitative origin Date: 1602 1. an awkward foolish person ; dope 2. any of several tropical seabirds (genus Sula) of the gannet family II …

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  • 103Eleanor of Aquitaine — For other Eleanors of England, see Eleanor of England (disambiguation) Infobox British Royalty majesty consort name = Eleanor title = Duchess of Aquitaine; Countess of Poitiers Queen consort of the Franks Queen consort of the English caption =… …

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  • 104Ludwig Wittgenstein — Wittgenstein redirects here. For other uses, see Wittgenstein (disambiguation). Ludwig Wittgenstein Photographed by Ben Richards Swansea, Wales, 1947 Born 26 April 1889 …

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  • 105List of characters in The Sandman — This is a list of characters appearing in The Sandman comic book, published by DC Comics Vertigo imprint. This page discusses not only events which occur in The Sandman , but also some occurring in spinoffs of The Sandman and in stories The… …

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  • 106The Graduate — Infobox Film name = The Graduate image size = 225px caption = theatrical release poster director = Mike Nichols producer = Joseph E. Levine Lawrence Turman writer = Screenplay: Calder Willingham Buck Henry Novel: Charles Webb starring = Dustin… …

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  • 107W. Somerset Maugham — Maugham photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1934 Born William Somerset Maugham 25 January 1874(1874 01 25) UK Embassy, Paris, France Died 16 Decemb …

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  • 108Don Giovanni — For the legendary fictional character, see Don Juan. For the opera by Giuseppe Gazzaniga, see Don Giovanni Tenorio. For the album by Lucio Battisti, see Don Giovanni (album). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart …

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  • 109Demosthenes — For other historical and fictional personages named Demosthenes, see Demosthenes (disambiguation). Demosthenes Bust of Demosthenes (Louvre, Paris, France) Born …

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  • 110George VI of the United Kingdom — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name =George VI title =King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British dominions beyond the Seas; Emperor of India caption =Formal portrait, circa 1940–46. reign =11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 Emperor of India …

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