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  • 1earnest — earnest1 [ʉr′nist] adj. [ME ernest < OE eornoste < eornost, earnestness, zeal, akin to Ger ernst, seriousness (OHG ernust) < IE base * er , to set oneself in motion, arouse > RUN] 1. serious and intense; not joking or playful; zealous …

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  • 2Earnest — Ear nest, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra, arrha, arrhabo, Gr. arrabw n, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. [=e]r[=a]v[=o]n; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas, perh. fr. L. arra. Cf. {Arles}, {Earles penny}.] 1. Something given, or… …

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  • 3Earnest money — Earnest Ear nest, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra, arrha, arrhabo, Gr. arrabw n, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. [=e]r[=a]v[=o]n; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas, perh. fr. L. arra. Cf. {Arles}, {Earles penny}.] 1. Something… …

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  • 4Earnest — Ear nest ([ e]r n[e^]st), n. [AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. orny nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.] Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Earnest Evans (video game) — Infobox VG width= title= Earnest Evans caption= developer= Wolf Team publisher= vgrelease|JP=Wolf Team|NA=Renovation distributor= designer= Characters designed by Kazutoshi Yamane series= engine= version= released=… …

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  • 6earnest — ear|nest1 [ˈə:nıst US ˈə:r ] adj [: Old English; Origin: eornost] very serious and sincere ▪ a rather earnest young man ▪ Matthews was in earnest conversation with a young girl. ▪ an earnest desire to offer something useful to society earnest… …

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  • 7Earnest payment — An earnest payment (sometimes called earnest money or simply earnest, or alternatively a good faith deposit) is a deposit towards the purchase of real estate or publicly tendered government contract made by a buyer or registered contractor to… …

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  • 8Earnest Woodall — Infobox musical artist Name = Earnest Woodall Img capt = Picture of Earnest Woodall Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Occupation = guitarist, composer, sound engineer Origin = Commack, New York flagcountry|USA Genre = Avante… …

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  • 9Earnest Hooton — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = November 20, 1887 birth place = death date = May 3, 1954 death place = Cambridge, Massachusetts residence = |citizenship = nationality = United States …

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  • 10Earnest Graham — Infobox NFLactive currentteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers currentnumber=34 currentposition=Running back birthdate=birth date and age|1980|1|15 birthplace=Naples, Florida heightft=5 heightin=9 weight=225 debutyear=2004 debutteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers… …

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