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  • 1stupidity — n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, insensibility, sottishness, blockishness, doltishness, senselessness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension. 2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest, stupidness. 3 …

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  • 2MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …

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  • 3china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 4China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 5Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 6World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 7Joseph E. Stiglitz — Infobox Scientist name = Joseph E. Stiglitz image size = 180px birth date = Birth date and age|1943|2|9|mf=y birth place = Gary, Indiana, U.S. nationality =United States field = Economics work places = Columbia University alma mater = MIT Amherst …

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  • 8Arab Spring — الربيع العربي …

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  • 9Stupidity — Stu*pid i*ty, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F. stupidit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness. [1913 Webster] 2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.] [1913… …

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  • 10Military history of Italy during World War II — The maximum extent of the Italian Empire pink areas were held for just brief periods of time. History of Italy …

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