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  • 41Salient angle — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… …

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  • 42Salient polygon — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… …

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  • 43Salient polyhedron — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… …

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  • 44comprehension — noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin comprehension , comprehensio, from comprehendere to understand, comprise Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or action of grasping with the intellect ; understanding b. knowledge… …

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  • 45comprehensive — adjective Date: 1614 1. covering completely or broadly ; inclusive < comprehensive examinations > < comprehensive insurance > 2. having or exhibiting wide mental grasp < comprehensive knowledge > • comprehensively …

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  • 46cosmic — also cosmical adjective Etymology: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe Date: 1685 1. a. of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone b. of, relating to, or concerned with&#8230; …

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  • 47synoptic — also synoptical adjective Etymology: Greek synoptikos, from synopsesthai Date: 1763 1. affording a general view of a whole 2. manifesting or characterized by comprehensiveness or breadth of view 3. presenting or taking the same or common view;&#8230; …

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  • 48universality — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being universal 2. universal comprehensiveness in range …

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  • 49Anglicanism — Part of a series on the Anglican Communion …

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  • 50Athanasius of Alexandria — Infobox Saint name=Saint Athanasius of Alexandria birth date=around 293 death date=death date|373|5|2|mf=y feast day=May 15 = 7 Pashons, 89 A.M. (Coptic) May 2 (Western Christianity) January 18 (Eastern Orthodox Church) venerated in=Oriental&#8230; …

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