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  • 111tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …

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  • 112Choke pear (torture) — The Pear of Anguish. Torture museum in Lubuska Land Museum in Zielona Góra, Poland. The choke pear (or pear of anguish) is the modern name for a type of instrument displayed in some museums, consisting of a metal body (usually pear shaped)… …

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  • 113Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester — Humphrey Duke of Gloucester Gloucester in a 15th century drawing Spouse Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut m. 1422; ann. 1428 Eleanor de Cobham m. bet. 1428–1431; ann. c. 1441 …

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  • 114Wikipedia:Manual of Style — This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia s Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional exceptions. Please ensure that any edits to this page reflect consensus. Shortcuts …

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  • 115companion — [13] Etymologically, your companion is someone who shares your ‘bread’ with you. It comes, via Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, a compound noun formed from Latin com ‘with’ and pānis ‘bread’. The Old French stem compaign also… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 116fuck — (v.) until recently a difficult word to trace, in part because it was taboo to the editors of the original OED when the F volume was compiled, 1893 97. Written form only attested from early 16c. OED 2nd edition cites 1503, in the form fukkit;… …

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  • 117companion — [13] Etymologically, your companion is someone who shares your ‘bread’ with you. It comes, via Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, a compound noun formed from Latin com ‘with’ and pānis ‘bread’. The Old French stem compaign also… …

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  • 118vul|gar|ism — «VUHL guh rihz uhm», noun. 1. a word, phrase, or expression used only by ignorant or careless persons. In “You could of told me” and “I ain t mad at you,” could of and ain t are vulgarisms. 2. vulgar character or action; vulgarity. 3. a vulgar… …

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  • 119UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 120Untranslatability — is a property of a text, or of any utterance, in one language, for which no equivalent text or utterance can be found in another language.Terms are neither exclusively translatable nor exclusively untranslatable; rather, the degree of difficulty… …

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