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81on the fly — phrasal 1. in motion ; busy 2. while still in the air ; without the ball bouncing < the home run carried 450 feet on the fly > 3. in a hurry and often without preparation ; hastily, spontaneously < making decisions on the fly > 4. simultaneously… …
82cold turkey — I. noun Date: 1921 1. abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug; also the symptoms experienced by a person undergoing withdrawal from a drug 2. unrelieved blunt language or procedure 3. a cold aloof person • cold turkey transitive …
83wing — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English winge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Swedish vinge wing; akin to Sanskrit vāti it blows more at wind Date: 13th century 1. a. one of the movable feathered or membranous paired… …
84Quebec Act — The Quebec Act of 1774 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 14 Geo. III c. 83) setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec. Principal components of the act:*Expansion of territory to take over part of the Indian… …
85Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor — Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam (March 13 1741ndash February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I.… …
86Al-Ma'mun — ابوجعفر عبدالله المأمون Caliph of Baghdad Reign 813 833 Predecessor Al Amin Successor Al Mu tasim Full name A …
87Kató Lomb — (Pécs, February 8, 1909 Budapest, June 9 2003) was a Hungarian interpreter, translator, language genius and one of the first simultaneous interpreters of the world.Originally she graduated in physics and chemistry, but her interest soon led her… …
88After Virtue — is a highly regarded book on moral philosophy by Alasdair MacIntyre. MacIntyre provides a bleak view of the state of modern moral discourse, regarding it as failing to be rational, and failing to admit to being irrational. He claims that older… …
89Hippias Major — (or What is Beauty ) is one of the dialogues of Plato. It belongs to the Early Dialogues, written while the author was still young. Its precise date is uncertain, although a date of circa 390 BCE has been suggested.AuthenticityThe authorship of… …
90Madame Guyon — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon A celebrated French mystic of the seventeenth century; born at Montargis, in the Orléanais, 13 April, 1648; died at Blois, 9 June …
