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  • 71china — /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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  • 72China — /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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  • 73fatigue — fatigueless, adj. fatiguingly, adv. /feuh teeg /, n., adj., v., fatigued, fatiguing. n. 1. weariness from bodily or mental exertion. 2. a cause of weariness; slow ordeal; exertion: the fatigue of driving for many hours. 3. Physiol. temporary… …

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  • 74lassitude — /las i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor. 2. a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon. [1525 35; < L&#8230; …

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  • 75weariful — wearifully, adv. wearifulness, n. /wear ee feuhl/, adj. 1. full of weariness; fatigued; exhausted. 2. causing weariness or fatigue; tedious; tiresome; annoying. [1425 75; late ME; see WEARY, FUL] * * * …

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  • 76U.S. Election of 2008 — ▪ 2009 by David C. Beckwith In a national election laden with historical significance, Barack Hussein Obama (Obama, Barack ) captured a decisive majority in the 2008 balloting to become the 44th president of the United States; he was scheduled to …

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  • 77Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.&#8230; …

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  • 78Christian Doctrine —     Christian Doctrine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Doctrine     Taken in the sense of the act of teaching and the knowledge imparted by teaching , this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the&#8230; …

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  • 80acedia — Synonyms and related words: accidia, aloofness, anger, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, avarice, avaritia, benumbedness, blah, blahs, boredom, carelessness, casualness, cave of Trophonius, cave of despair, comatoseness, deadly sin, despair,&#8230; …

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