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  • 61Epitomes — Epitome E*pit o*me, n.; pl. {Epitomes}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a surface incision, also, and abridgment, fr. ? to cut into, cut short; epi upon + te mnein to cut: cf. F. [ e]pitome. See {Tome}.] 1. A work in which the contents of a former work are… …

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  • 62In brief — Brief Brief (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.] 1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. [1913 Webster] Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. Shak. [1913 Webster] And she told me In… …

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  • 63Jockey shorts — Brief Brief (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.] 1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words. [1913 Webster] Bear this sealed brief, With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. Shak. [1913 Webster] And she told me In… …

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  • 64Synopses — Synopsis Syn*op sis, n.; pl. {Synopses}. [L., from Gr. ?; sy n with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E. optic.] A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract …

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  • 65Synopsis — Syn*op sis, n.; pl. {Synopses}. [L., from Gr. ?; sy n with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E. optic.] A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or… …

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  • 66Abbreviator — Abbreviator, plural Abbreviators in English or Abbreviatores in Latin, also called Breviators, were a body of writers in the papal chancery, whose business was to sketch out and prepare in due form the pope s bulls, briefs and consistorial… …

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  • 67Book of Mormon — This article is about the religious book. For the Broadway musical, see The Book of Mormon (musical). For other uses, see Book of Mormon (disambiguation). Part of a series on …

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  • 68Libertarian Party (United States) — Libertarian Party Chairman Mark Hinkle Founded December 11, 1971 …

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  • 69West American Digest System — is a system of identifying points of law from reported cases and organizing them by topic and key number. The system was developed by West Publishing. This extensive taxonomy makes the process of doing case law legal research less time consuming… …

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  • 70Augustus Montague Toplady — (November 4, 1740 ndash; August 11, 1778), was an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent of John Wesley. Today, he is best remembered as the author of the hymn Rock of Ages . Three of his other hymns A Debtor to… …

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