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  • 81re|place´a|ble — re|place «rih PLAYS», transitive verb, placed, plac|ing. 1. to fill or take the place of: »He replaced his brother as captain. Candles have been replaced by electric lights. 2. to get another in place of: »I will replace the cup I broke. 3. to… …

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  • 82re|place — «rih PLAYS», transitive verb, placed, plac|ing. 1. to fill or take the place of: »He replaced his brother as captain. Candles have been replaced by electric lights. 2. to get another in place of: »I will replace the cup I broke. 3. to put back;… …

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  • 83JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… …

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  • 84LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …

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  • 85TOBIADS — TOBIADS, dynastic family of political importance from the time of Nehemiah to the end of the Hasmonean revolt. The name Tobiah remained in the family on the basis of pappyonomy, handed down from grandson to son, for many generations. There is… …

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  • 86Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 87Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… …

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  • 88Cutting — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …

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  • 89Heteropathy — Het er*op a*thy, n. [See {Heteropathic}.] (Med.) That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to supplant it; allopathy. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 90Kern — (k[ e]rn), n. [Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. {Cateran}. ] 1. A light armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; distinguished from {gallowglass}, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Now for our Irish wars; …

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