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  • 81outcast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pariah, derelict, exile; castaway, outsider, outlaw; leper. See unconformity, displacement. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. vagabond, proscribed, driven out, hounded, untouchable, rejected, ostracized,… …

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  • 82be cast away — 1. Be thrown aside, be rejected, discarded. 2. Be shipwrecked. 3. Be lost (morally), ruined, given over, cast out, outcast, or reprobate (d) …

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  • 83duct|ed propeller — duct|ed fan or duct|ed propeller «DUHK tihd», a fan or propeller that turns within a cylinderlike duct which captures air normally thrown aside by the propeller. Ducted fans are used in some aircraft engines and on air cushion vehicles …

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  • 84duct|ed fan — or duct|ed propeller «DUHK tihd», a fan or propeller that turns within a cylinderlike duct which captures air normally thrown aside by the propeller. Ducted fans are used in some aircraft engines and on air cushion vehicles …

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  • 85pol|i|tesse — «POL ih TEHS; French p lee TEHS», noun. formal manners; courtesy; politeness: »Diplomatic politesse has been thrown aside; that happens during war (New York Times). ╂[< French politesse < Italian politezza courtliness, cleanliness <… …

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  • 86France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 87international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 88India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 89biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 90china — /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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