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  • 101Pygmy — Pyg•my or Pigmy [[t]ˈpɪg mi[/t]] n. pl. mies, adj. 1) pan peo a) a member of any of several small statured peoples of Africa, esp. the forested regions of central Africa b) a Negrito of SE Asia, or of the Andaman or Philippine islands 2) (l.c.) a …

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  • 102Pontius Pilate — • Fifth procurator of Judea (A.D. 26 36) who ordered the crucifixion of Our Lord Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pontius Pilate     Pontius Pilate      …

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  • 103Tunis — • French protectorate on the northern coast of Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tunis     Tunis     † …

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  • 104nonessential — I adjective accessory, added, additional, adscititious, auxiliary, avoidable, beside the point, beside the question, dispensable, excess, expendable, extra, extraneous, extrinsic, extrinsical, frivolous, gratuitous, incidental, inconsequential,… …

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  • 105minute — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 14th century 1. a. the 60th part of an hour of time ; 60 seconds b. the 60th… …

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  • 106Northamptonshire — Coordinates: 52°17′N 0°50′W / 52.283°N 0.833°W / 52.283; 0.833 …

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  • 107Agriculture in Lebanon — is the third most important sector in the country after the tertiary and industrial sectors. It contributes nearly 7% to GDP and employs around 15% of the active population. Main crops include Cereals (mainly wheat and barley), fruits and… …

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  • 108slight — I adjective ancillary, auxiliary, diminutive, exiguous, exiguus, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inferior, insignificant, levis, light, limited, little, meager, mean, minor, minute, modest, negligible, niggardly,… …

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  • 109petty — late 14c., small, from O.Fr. petit small (see PETIT (Cf. petit)). In English, not originally disparaging (Cf. petty cash, 1834; petty officer, 1570s). Meaning of small importance is recorded from 1520s; that of small minded is from 1580s. An old… …

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  • 110humble — adj 1. modest, unpretentious, unpretending, unpresuming, free from pride, without arrogance, unostentatious, reserved, restrained. 2. meek, mild, submissive, obsequious, servile, subservient, subsidiary, slavish, broken in spirit, unambitious,… …

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