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  • 111tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …

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  • 112English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 113intime — [ ɛ̃tim ] adj. • 1390; lat. intimus, superl. de interior « intérieur » 1 ♦ Littér. Qui est contenu au plus profond d un être. ⇒ intérieur . La partie la plus intime (⇒ profond) de notre être. « la structure intime des choses » (Buffon). Sens… …

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  • 114intimé — intime [ ɛ̃tim ] adj. • 1390; lat. intimus, superl. de interior « intérieur » 1 ♦ Littér. Qui est contenu au plus profond d un être. ⇒ intérieur . La partie la plus intime (⇒ profond) de notre être. « la structure intime des choses » (Buffon).… …

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  • 115assured — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Certain] Syn. sure, undoubted, guaranteed; see certain 3 . 2. [Confident] Syn. self possessed, bold, unhesitating; see confident 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. guaranteed sure, certain, secure. 2.confident self… …

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  • 116self-assured — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. self confident, assured, certain; see confident 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. confident, self confident, sure of oneself, cocky, *full of oneself, secure, self possessed, cool. ANT.: insecure, lacking self esteem …

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  • 117con game — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… …

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  • 118Confidence — Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society is built… …

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  • 119Confidence game — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… …

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  • 120Confidence man — Confidence Con fi*dence, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self confidence: cf. F. confidence.] 1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; formerly followed by of, now commonly by in. [1913 Webster] Society… …

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