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  • 61inveterate — inveterately, adv. inveterateness, n. /in vet euhr it/, adj. 1. settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler. 2. firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.;… …

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  • 62time-honored — /tuym on euhrd/, adj. revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time honored custom. Also, esp. Brit., time honoured. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 63Abecedaria — • Complete or partial lists of letters of the alphabet, chiefly Greek and Latin, inscribed on ancient monuments, Pagan and Christian Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abecedaria     Abecedaria …

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  • 64irksome — adjective /ˈɚksəm/ Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious. He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily. See …

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  • 65inveteracy — noun The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep rooted persistence …

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  • 66waiting game — noun A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor. Inasmuch as nothing was really and rationally to be hoped for but a long continuance of the siege and wearying… …

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  • 67Noir Island — (Spanish: Isla Noir) is an island, belonging to Chile, located west of Tierra del Fuego at 54.468441, 73.02063[1][2]. Cabo Noir (sometimes called Cape Noir in English) is the south west cape of Isla Noir.[3] Cape Noir plays a role in a dramatic… …

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  • 68singal — adj 1. referring to things of the next life, everlasting, perpetual; 2. referring to things of time, continual, continuous, constant, without intermission; 2a. of the regular succession of time, daily; 2b. of an unbroken series, in succession,… …

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  • 69lasting — a. Enduring, permanent, abiding, durable, of long continuance …

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  • 70inveterate — in•vet•er•ate [[t]ɪnˈvɛt ər ɪt[/t]] adj. 1) confirmed in a habit, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler[/ex] 2) firmly established by long continuance, as a disease; chronic • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L inveterātus, orig. ptp. of… …

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