Extent+of+descent

  • 11To try a fall — Fall Fall, n. 1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Culture of the Dominican Republic — La Vega Carnaval in the Independence Month. One of the most famous carnivals in the country. The people and their customs have origins mixing of Spaniard, African and Taino roots. The Dominican Republic was the first Spanish colony in the New… …

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  • 13Indigenous peoples of Oceania — The indigenous peoples of Oceania are those peoples identified as indigenous peoples, as per the modern global definition of the term.Many of the present day Pacific Island nations in the Oceania region were originally populated by Polynesian,… …

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  • 14fall — I. v. n. 1. Drop, descend, sink, drop down. 2. Be prostrated, fall down. 3. Sink, be lowered, be depressed. 4. Decrease, decline, be diminished, become less, die away. 5. Sin, err, transgress, lapse, trip, trespass, commit a fault, do amiss, go… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 15Lynge — is a family name of Danish (and to a certain extent Scandinavian) descent. It is pronounced IPA|/luŋg/ or occasionally IPA|/lɪnʤ/.Examples include: *Aqqaluk Lynge a co founder of the Inuit Ataqatigiit *Herman H. J. Lynge Danish antiquarian… …

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  • 16degree — Extent, measure or scope of an action, condition or relation. Legal extent of guilt or negligence. Title conferred on graduates of school, college, or university. The state or civil condition of a person. The grade or distance one thing may be… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17degree — Extent, measure or scope of an action, condition or relation. Legal extent of guilt or negligence. Title conferred on graduates of school, college, or university. The state or civil condition of a person. The grade or distance one thing may be… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 19literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

    Universalium

  • 20United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

    Universalium