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  • 81List of minority cat breeds — See also: List of cat breeds The following is a list of minority cat breeds that do not have the recognition of major national or international cat registries, such as The International Cat Association (TICA) in the U.S., Europe, and Australasia …

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  • 82List of Star Wars species (F–J) — Contents 1 Falleen 2 Far Outsiders 3 Feeorin 4 Ferroans …

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  • 83Normal backwardation — The graph depicts how the price of a single forward contract will behave through time in relation to the expected future price at any point time. A contract in backwardation will increase in value until it equals the spot price of the underlying… …

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  • 84Japanese roughshark — Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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  • 85RUSSIA —    (117,562), next to the British empire the most extensive empire in the world, embracing one sixth of the land surface of the globe, including one half of Europe, all Northern and a part of Central Asia; on the N. it fronts the Arctic Ocean… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 86Sandwick —    1) SANDWICK, a parish, in the county of Orkney, 14 miles (W. N. W.) from Kirkwall; containing 1033 inhabitants. This parish, which derives its name from the sandy bay whereon it is situated, was originally included in that of Stromness; it is… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 87pitch — pitch1 W3 [pıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sports field)¦ 2¦(strong feelings/activity)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(persuading)¦ 5¦(baseball)¦ 6¦(black substance)¦ 7¦(ship/aircraft)¦ 8¦(slope)¦ 9¦(street/market)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 …

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  • 88rakish — rak|ish [ˈreıkıʃ] adj [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from rake to slope backward (17 21 centuries); because of the sloping masts of pirate ships.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: RAKE12] 1.) if a man looks rakish, or wears… …

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  • 89slope — slope1 [ sloup ] noun count ** 1. ) a straight surface that has one end higher than the other: At the end of the garden there is a steep slope. a ) the angle of this kind of surface: a slope of 45 degrees 2. ) the side of a hill or mountain:… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 90economic traditionalism — See backward sloping supply curve for labour …

    Dictionary of sociology