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  • 81climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …

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  • 82criminal law — the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments. [1580 90] * * * Body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected offenders, and fixes punishment for… …

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  • 83geography — /jee og reuh fee/, n., pl. geographies. 1. the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth s surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil,… …

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  • 84Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …

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  • 85preliminary — preliminarily, adv. /pri lim euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. preliminaries. adj. 1. preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations. n. 2. something preliminary, as an introductory or …

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  • 86Biblical Introduction — • Designates the part of Scriptural science which is concerned with topics preliminary to the detailed study and correct exposition of Holy Writ, and also, it is given to a work in which these various topics are actually treated Catholic… …

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  • 87Genealogy (in the Bible) — • The word genealogy occurs only twice in the New Testament: I Tim., i, 4, and Tit., iii, 9. In these passages commentators explain the word as referring to the Gentile theogonies, or to the Essene generation of angels, or to the emanation of… …

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  • 88Millan Sachania — MA, MPhil, PhD, FRSA is a British music scholar, editor and educator. A graduate and Bachelor Scholar of Christ s College, Cambridge, where he obtained double first class honours and subsequently a doctorate in musicology,[1] Sachania edited a… …

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  • 89Энджелл, Джеймс — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Энджелл. Джеймс Энджелл James Rowland Angell 220px Имя при рождении: James Rowland Angell Дата рождения: 5 августа 1869 …

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  • 90preliminary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. introductory, preparatory, prefatory. See preparation, precedence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. preparatory, preceding, prefatory; see introductory 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. introductory …

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