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  • 101On occasion — Occasion Oc*ca sion ([o^]k*k[=a] zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L. occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see {Ob }) + cadere to fall. See {Chance}, and cf. {Occident}.] 1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which… …

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  • 102real reserve — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

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  • 103reinsurance fund — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

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  • 104Reserve — Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …

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  • 105Reserved — Re*served ( z?rvd ), a. 1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. [1913 Webster] 2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one s… …

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  • 106Reservedly — Reserved Re*served ( z?rvd ), a. 1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. [1913 Webster] 2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one… …

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  • 107Reservedness — Reserved Re*served ( z?rvd ), a. 1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. [1913 Webster] 2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one… …

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  • 108self-insurance fund — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

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  • 109Shift — Shift, n. [Cf. Icel. skipti. See {Shift}, v. t.] 1. The act of shifting. Specifically: (a) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution. [1913 Webster] My going to Oxford was not… …

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  • 110terminal reserve — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

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