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  • 11accomplished — /euh kom plisht/, adj. 1. completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact. 2. highly skilled; expert: an accomplished pianist. 3. having all the social graces, manners, and other attainments of polite society. [1350 1400; ME; see ACCOMPLISH, ED2] …

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  • 12accomplished — ac•com•plished [[t]əˈkɒm plɪʃt[/t]] adj. 1) completed; effected: an accomplished fact[/ex] 2) highly skilled; expert: an accomplished pianist[/ex] 3) having the social graces of polite society • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

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  • 13accomplished — /əˈkʌmplɪʃt / (say uh kumplisht), / ˈkɒm / (say kom ) adjective 1. completed; effected: an accomplished fact. 2. perfected in knowledge or training; expert: an accomplished scholar. 3. perfected in the graces and attainments of polite society …

  • 142003 Mission Accomplished speech — President George W. Bush addresses sailors during the Mission Accomplished speech, May 1, 2003 …

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  • 15France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 16Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 17France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France     France     † …

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  • 18Louis XIV — • King of France, b. at Saint Germain en Laye, 16 September, 1638; d. at Versailles, 1 September, 1715; was the son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, and became king, upon the death of his father, 14 May 1643 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 19EMANCIPATION — Definitions and Dialectics Emancipation of the Jews in modern times stands alongside such other emancipatory movements as those of the serfs, women, slaves in the United States, and Catholics in England. The term emancipation is derived from… …

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  • 20Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

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