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  • 11im|pound´er — im|pound «ihm POWND», transitive verb. 1. to shut up in a pen or pound: »The town impounds stray animals. 2. to enclose or confine within limits: »A dam impounds water. Outraged by this exploitation, the father ordered them all home, impounded… …

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  • 12im|pound´a|ble — im|pound «ihm POWND», transitive verb. 1. to shut up in a pen or pound: »The town impounds stray animals. 2. to enclose or confine within limits: »A dam impounds water. Outraged by this exploitation, the father ordered them all home, impounded… …

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  • 13im|pound — «ihm POWND», transitive verb. 1. to shut up in a pen or pound: »The town impounds stray animals. 2. to enclose or confine within limits: »A dam impounds water. Outraged by this exploitation, the father ordered them all home, impounded their… …

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  • 14pen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stockade, enclosure, fold, stall, coop, cage, pound, corral, paddock; stylus, quill. v. t. confine, jail, impound, enclose, restrain, cage, coop; write, indite, inscribe. See restraint, abode, writing …

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  • 15Heliciculture — (snail farming) is the process of farming or raising snails.HistoryRoasted snail shells have been found in archaeological excavations, an indication that snails have been eaten since prehistoric times [ [http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/… …

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  • 16Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 17English 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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  • 18Burger King legal issues — Infobox Burger King logo= As with other multi national corporations, international fast food restaurant chain Burger King (BK) has been involved in several legal disputes and cases, as both plaintiff and defendant, in the years since its founding …

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  • 19ANGLAISE (LITTÉRATURE) — Toute histoire littéraire sous entend une perspective et la perspective a rapport au temps présent, le passé étant vu en fonction de problèmes contemporains; ainsi, maint écrivain dont le nom est consacré dans le panthéon des célébrités peut se… …

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  • 20HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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