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  • 31Luxuries — Luxury Lux u*ry, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F. luxure.] 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. [1913 Webster] Riches expose a man to pride and… …

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  • 32Luxuriety — Lux u*ri e*ty, n. Luxuriance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Luxury — Lux u*ry, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F. luxure.] 1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes. [1913 Webster] Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.… …

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  • 34profuse — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin profusus, past participle of profundere to pour forth, from pro forth + fundere to pour more at found Date: 15th century 1. pouring forth liberally ; extravagant < profuse in their thanks > 2.&#8230; …

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  • 35gross — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English grosse, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French gros large, thick, whole, from Late Latin grossus coarse Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic immediately obvious b. (1) glaringly noticeable usually because&#8230; …

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  • 36Federico Fellini — Infobox Actor name = Federico Fellini imagesize = 300px birthdate = birth date|1920|1|20|mf=y location = Rimini, Italy deathdate = Death date and age|1993|10|31|1920|01|20 deathplace = Rome, Italy academyawards = Best Foreign Language Film 1956&#8230; …

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  • 37Washington Irving — This article is about the writer. For the cricketer, see Irving Washington. Washington Irving Daguerreotype of Washington Irving Born April 3, 1783(1783 04 03) New York City …

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  • 38Paul Dukas — Paul Abraham Dukas (1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man, of retiring personality, he was intensely self critical, and he abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best known …

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  • 39Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Rimsky Korsakov redirects here. For other uses, see Rimsky Korsakov (disambiguation). Portrait of Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov in 1898 by Valentin Serov (detail) Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky Korsakov (Russian: Николай Андреевич Римский Корсаков, Nikolaj …

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  • 40Bahá'u'lláh — Shrine of Bahá u lláh Bahá í Faith …

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