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  • 11in´sig|nif´i|cant|ly — in|sig|nif|i|cant «IHN sihg NIHF uh kuhnt», adjective. 1. having little importance or influence: »The ideas of an insignificant person have no influence. 2. too small to be important; trivial: »an insignificant detail. A tenth of a cent is an… …

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  • 12in|sig|nif|i|cant — «IHN sihg NIHF uh kuhnt», adjective. 1. having little importance or influence: »The ideas of an insignificant person have no influence. 2. too small to be important; trivial: »an insignificant detail. A tenth of a cent is an insignificant amount… …

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  • 13Pygmy — [pig′mē] n. pl. Pygmies [ME pigmey < L pygmaeus < Gr pygmaios, of the length of the pygmē, forearm and fist, also fist: see PUGNACIOUS] 1. any of several groups of small African or Asian peoples described in ancient history and legend 2. a… …

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  • 14squirt — I n. instance of squirting 1) to give smt. a squirt insignificant person (colloq.) 2) a little squirt II v. (d; intr.) to squirt out of (the liquid squirted out of the bottle) * * * [skwɜːt] a little squirt [ instance of squirting ] to give smt.… …

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  • 15squit — n. Brit. 1 sl. a small or insignificant person. 2 dial. nonsense. Etymology: cf. dial. squirt insignificant person, and squit to squirt …

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  • 16British slang — circuBritish slang is English language slang used in the UK. Slang is informal language sometimes peculiar to a particular social class or group and its use in Britain dates back to before the 16th century. The language of slang, in common with… …

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  • 17MA'ASEH — (Heb. מַעֲשֶׂה), a factual circumstance from which a halakhic rule or principle is derived; as such it constitutes one of the Jewish law sources. A legal principle originating from ma aseh is formally distinguished from those originating from one …

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  • 18Hsuan Hua — Infobox Buddhist biography name = Hsuan Hua img size = img capt = landscape = birth name = other names = dharma name = birth date = birth date|1918|4|16 birth place = Jilin Province, China death date = death date and age|1995|6|7|1918|4|16 death… …

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  • 19French Directory — Executive Government of the First French Republic In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 Preceded by National Convention Succeeded by French Consulate with Napoleon Bonaparte as First Con …

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  • 20peanut — /pee nut , neuht/, n. 1. the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens. 2. the plant itself. 3. any small or insignificant person or thing. 4.… …

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