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  • 101Rembrandt van Rijn — ▪ Dutch artist Introduction in full  Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn  Rembrandt originally spelled  Rembrant  born July 15, 1606, Leiden, Netherlands died October 4, 1669, Amsterdam  Dutch painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers… …

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  • 102List of Ultraman Taro monsters — This is a list of monsters in the Ultraman Taro Series. Contents 1 Oil Drinker 2 Astromons 3 Cosmo Liquid 4 Live King 5 …

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  • 103skyscraper — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, huge, tall, towering ▪ the world s tallest skyscraper ▪ in the shadow of the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan ▪ modern …

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  • 104high — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elevated, lofty, tall; towering, eminent; acute, sharp, shrill; prominent, important, directorial; costly, dear, expensive; overripe, gamy; informal, elated; slang, drunk. See height, drinking,… …

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  • 105mountainous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hilly, craggy, peaked; towering, sheer, lofty, precipitous; rugged, massive; Alpine, cordilleran. See height. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mountainlike, mountain, with mountains, difficult, barbarous …

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  • 106tall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. high, lofty, towering; long, long limbed; informal, exaggerated. See height, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lofty] Syn. big, great, towering; see high 1 . 2. [Exaggerated] Syn. far fetched …

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  • 107tower — 01. The Eiffel [Tower] is probably the most famous landmark in Paris. 02. The trees [towered] over the loggers who were preparing to cut them down. 03. The second tallest communications [tower] in the world, located in Russia, was badly damaged… …

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  • 108tower — ► NOUN 1) a tall, narrow building, either free standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle. 2) a tall structure that houses machinery, operators, etc. 3) a tall structure used as a receptacle or for storage. ► VERB 1) rise… …

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  • 109tower — n. & v. n. 1 a a tall esp. square or circular structure, often part of a church, castle, etc. b a fortress etc. comprising or including a tower. c a tall structure housing machinery, apparatus, operators, etc. (cooling tower; control tower). 2 a… …

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  • 110John Cleese — Cleese in 2008 Birth name John Marwood Cleese Born 27 October 1939 (1939 10 27) …

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