Lower+in+rank+or+degree

  • 21Belief revision — is the process of changing beliefs to take into account a new piece of information. The logical formalization of belief revision is researched in philosophy, in databases, and in artificial intelligence for the design of rational agents.What… …

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  • 22under — /un deuhr/, prep. 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under water; under the skin. 3. at a point or position lower or further down than: He was hit just under his eye. 4. in the position or state of… …

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  • 23under — /ˈʌndə / (say unduh) preposition 1. beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree. 2. below the surface of: under the sea. 3. at a point or position lower than or farther down than: to stand under a window. 4. in the position or state of… …

  • 24GERMANY — GERMANY, country in north central Europe. The Talmud and the Midrash use Germania (or Germamia ) as a designation for northern European countries, and also refer to the military prowess of these peoples and to the threat they posed to the Roman… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 25Degrade — De*grade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[ e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Degraded — Degrade De*grade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[ e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in… …

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  • 27Degrading — Degrade De*grade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[ e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu — Infobox martial art group logocaption = logosize =200px imagecaption = Hiroyuki Hamada imagesize =150px name = Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu 日本古伝神道流 aka = date founded = March 28, 1964 country = flagicon|Japan Japan founder = Hiroyuki Hamada (1925–2003) …

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  • 29un|der — «UHN duhr», preposition, adverb, adjective. –prep. 1. below; beneath: »The book fell under the table. 2. below the surface of; »under the ground, under the sea. 3. lower than; lower down than; not so high as: »He hit me under the belt …

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  • 30under — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English; akin to Old High German untar under, Latin inferus situated beneath, lower, infra below, Sanskrit adha Date: before 12th century 1. in or into a position below or… …

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