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  • 91lat·ter·ly — /ˈlætɚli/ adv chiefly Brit formal 1 : at a later time He devoted his time to painting, sculpture, and, latterly, to gardening. 2 : during a recent period His business has grown latterly. [=lately] …

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  • 92HOSEA, BOOK OF — HOSEA, BOOK OF, the first of the 12 books that make up the minor prophets . Everything points to this book s having been produced in the kingdom of israel and redacted, after the fall of that state, in Judah; and this makes it a valuable source… …

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  • 93Crinoline — Crin o*line (kr?n ? l?n), n. [F., fr. crin hair,L. crinis.] 1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; so called because originally made of hair. [1913 Webster] 2. A lady s skirt made of any …

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  • 94Geomancy — Ge o*man cy, n. [OE. geomance, geomancie, F. g[ e]omance, g[ e]omancie, LL. geomantia, fr. Gr. ge a, gh^, the earth + mantei a divination.] A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the… …

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  • 95jubile — Jubilee Ju bi*lee, n. [F. jubil[ e], L. jubilaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. y[=o]bel the blast of a trumpet, also the grand sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of trumpet.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Jewish Hist.) Every fiftieth year, being the year… …

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  • 96Jubilee — Ju bi*lee, n. [F. jubil[ e], L. jubilaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. y[=o]bel the blast of a trumpet, also the grand sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of trumpet.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Jewish Hist.) Every fiftieth year, being the year following… …

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  • 97Leet — Leet, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.) A court leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court leet; the day on which a court leet… …

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  • 98Leet ale — Leet Leet, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.) A court leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court leet; the day on which a court… …

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  • 99Aldous Huxley — Infobox Writer name = Aldous Huxley birthname = Aldous Leonard Huxley birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1894|7|26 birthplace = Godalming, Surrey, England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1963|11|22|1894|7|26 deathplace = Los Angeles, California… …

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  • 100American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …

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