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  • 61Buckingham’s Rebellion — (1483)    Buckingham’s Rebellion is the name given to a series of uprisings that occurred in England in the autumn of 1483 in reaction to RICHARD III’s seizure of his nephew’s throne, to the disappearance of that nephew and his brother, and to… …

    Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

  • 62Introduction —    When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… …

    Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)

  • 63overthrow — verb (t) /oʊvəˈθroʊ / (say ohvuh throh) (overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing) 1. to depose as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish. 2. to put an end to by force, as governments or institutions. 3. to throw over; upset; overturn …

  • 64ἐρίσφηλον — ἐρίσφηλος overthrowing much masc/fem acc sg ἐρίσφηλος overthrowing much neut nom/voc/acc sg …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 65overthrow — [ō΄vər thrō′; ] also, and for n.always, [ō′vər thrō΄] vt. overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing 1. to throw or turn over; upset 2. to overcome; conquer; end 3. to throw a ball or the like beyond (the intended receiver or target) n. 1. an… …

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  • 66Anatreptic — An a*trep tic, a. [overturning, fr. ? to turn up or over; ? + ? too turn.] Overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato s refutative dialogues. Enfield. [1913 Webster] || …

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  • 67Commission of rebellion — Rebellion Re*bel lion (r[ e]*b[e^]l y[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]bellion, L. rebellio. See {Rebel}, v. i. Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed… …

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  • 68Demolition — Dem o*li tion (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. d[ e]molition. See {Demolish}.] The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; opposed to construction; as, the… …

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  • 69Overthrew — Overthrow O ver*throw , v. t. [imp. {Overthrew}; p. p. {Overthrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overthrowing}.] 1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. [1913 Webster] His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 70Overthrow — O ver*throw , v. t. [imp. {Overthrew}; p. p. {Overthrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overthrowing}.] 1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. [1913 Webster] His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to fall …

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