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  • 81IT — abbr. information technology. * * * I. abbreviation 1. immediate transportation 2. immunity test 3. income tax 4. internal thread 5. international tolerance 6. often not capitalized [Latin in tran …

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  • 82life — [[t]laɪf[/t]] n. pl. lives (līvz), adj. 1) bio the general condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, a means of reproduction, and internal regulation in… …

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  • 83Charito — was the Empress consort of Jovian, Roman Emperor. Contents 1 Name 2 Family 3 Empress 4 Widow 5 Referen …

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  • 84Dorchester, Guy Carleton, first Baron — (1724 1808)    Dr Birth and parentage, 29; enters army, 29; lieutenant colonel, 30; Wolfe s friendship for, 30; military preceptor to Duke of Richmond, 30; Wolfe secures him for quartermaster of Quebec expedition, 31; entrusted with important… …

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  • 85lay of the land — the disposition of circumstances which one is considering wanted to know more about the lay of the land before investing * * * the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to… …

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  • 86Meridian race riot of 1871 — Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County The Meridian race riot of 1871, also called the Meridian Riot, was a race riot in Meridian, Mississippi in March 1871. It followed the arrest of freedmen accused of inciting riot in a do …

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  • 87Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League — The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) is an international self help organization founded by Marcus Garvey. It was originally chartered under the name Universal Negro Improvement and Conservation… …

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  • 88MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… …

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  • 89Estate — Es*tate ([e^]s*t[=a]t ), n. [OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. When I came to man …

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  • 90The fourth estate — Estate Es*tate ([e^]s*t[=a]t ), n. [OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, L. status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.] 1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation. When I came …

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