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  • 51race — 1 /reIs/ noun 1 SPORT (C) a competition in which each competitor tries to run, drive etc fastest and finish first: She came fifth in the race. | a swimming race 2 PEOPLE a) (C) one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52race — I UK [reɪs] / US noun Word forms race : singular race plural races *** 1) [countable] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something, especially running training for a big race a close/difficult/tough race win/lose a race:… …

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  • 53race — I. /reɪs / (say rays) noun 1. a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, sailing, etc. 2. (plural) a series of races, especially horseraces or greyhound races run at a set time over a regular course. 3. any contest or competition: an… …

  • 54race — [[t]re͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ races, racing, raced 1) N COUNT A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving. The women s race was won by the only American in the field, Patti Sue Plumer. 2) VERB If you race,… …

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  • 55race — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a contest of speed between runners, horses, vehicles, ships, etc. 2 (in pl.) a series of these for horses, dogs, etc. at a fixed time on a regular course. 3 a contest between persons to be first to achieve something. 4 a a strong… …

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  • 56Race X — Créatures de Half Life Les créatures de Half Life, célèbre série de jeux vidéo, sont souvent d origine extra terrestre. Sommaire 1 Xenofaune 1.1 Écosystème 1.2 Espèces primitives 1.2.1 Barnacles …

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  • 57Race —          DOUGLASS (Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, dit)     Bio express : Journaliste et réformateur américain (1817 1895)     «Je ne connais pas de droits d une race qui soient supérieurs à ceux de l humanité.»     Source : Autobiographie… …

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  • 58race — {{11}}race (n.1) act of running, c.1300, from O.N. ras running, rush (of water), cognate with O.E. ræs, which became M.E. resen attack, incursion, but did not survive into Modern English. Both the Norse and Old English words are from P.Gmc. *ræs… …

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  • 59race*/*/*/ — [reɪs] noun I 1) [C] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing something He is training for a big race.[/ex] Marlene needs to win the race to keep her title.[/ex] 2) [C] a competition in which a person, organization, business, or… …

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  • 60race — I [[t]reɪs[/t]] n. v. raced, rac•ing 1) a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing 2) races, a series of races, run at a set time over a regular course 3) cvb any contest or competition, esp. to achieve superiority: an arms… …

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