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  • 71Edwards — Edwards, 1) Richard, einer der ältesten engl. Dramatiker, geb. um 1523 in Somersetshire, gest. 31. Okt. 1566, studierte in Oxford am Corpus Christi College und. vereinigte in sich zur Regierungszeit Elisabeths die Ämter eines Virtuosen in der… …

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  • 72old-fieldcolt — old field colt n. Virginia A child born out of wedlock.Also called regionally catch colt, woods colt.   [From the unsupervised breeding of horses in unfrequented fields.]   Regional Note: Old field colt is one of several old fashioned regional… …

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  • 73hole in the wall — ☆ hole in the wall n. a small, dingy room, shop, etc., esp. one in a remote or unfrequented place * * * …

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  • 74deserted — /di zerr tid/, adj. 1. abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children. 2. untenanted: without inhabitants: a deserted village; a deserted farmhouse. 3. unfrequented; lonely: The victim was lured to a deserted spot. [1620 30;… …

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  • 75lone — loneness, n. /lohn/, adj. 1. being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 2. standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley. 3. sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone… …

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  • 76lonely — lonelily, adv. loneliness, lonelihood, n. /lohn lee/, adj., lonelier, loneliest. 1. affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome. 2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse,… …

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  • 77solitary — solitarily, adv. solitariness, n. /sol i ter ee/, adj., n., pl. solitaries. adj. 1. alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer by. 2. living alone; avoiding the society of others: a solitary existence. 3. by itself; alone: one… …

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  • 78solitude — solitudinous /sol i toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. /sol i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one s solitude. 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the… …

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  • 79purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction       any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …

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  • 80Persia — • The history, religion, and civilization of Persia are offshoots from those of Media. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persia     Persia      …

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