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  • 71way — n. 1. Passage, march, advance, progression. 2. Road, path, route, course, track, street, highway, highroad, room for passing, opportunity to pass, passage. 3. Method, mode, manner, fashion. 4. Space, distance, interval. 5. Custom, usage, habit,… …

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  • 72tropesis — trōˈpēsə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tropē action of turning (akin to Greek tropos turn) + New Latin sis Haeckelism : the rudimentary will or tendency to action possessed by all substan …

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  • 73Otherland — is a science fiction (cyberpunk) tetralogy written by Tad Williams and published between 1996 and 2001. The story is set on Earth near the end of the 21st century, probably between 2082 and 2089 ( one of the characters mentions being born in the… …

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  • 74extroversion — 1. A turning outward. 2. A trait involving social intercourse, as practiced by an extrovert. Cf.:introversion. SYN: extraversion. [incorrectly formed fr. L. extra, outside, + verto, pp. versus, to turn] * * * ex·tro·ver·sion or ex·tra·ver·sion… …

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  • 75radulans —   L. rado, scrape; ula, tendency or action. Leaf blades scabrid, that is rasplike …

    Etymological dictionary of grasses

  • 76extroversion — n. 1) (extraversion) an enduring personality trait characterized by interest in the outside world rather than the self. People high in extroversion (extroverts), as measured by questionnaires and tests, are gregarious and outgoing, prefer to… …

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  • 77Whitman, Walter or Walt — (1819 1892)    Poet, was b. at Huntingdon, Long Island, New York. His mother was of Dutch descent, and the farm on which he was b. had been in the possession of his father s family since the early settlement. His first education was received at… …

    Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • 78centrifugence — sen.ˈtrif(y)əjən(t)s, əgən(t)s; |sen.trə|fyüjə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin centrifugus + English ence : centrifugal force, tendency, or action …

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  • 79property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …

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  • 80Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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