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  • 101sudden — sud|den W3S2 [ˈsʌdn] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sodain, from Latin subitaneus, from subitus sudden , from subire to come up ] 1.) happening, coming, or done quickly or when you do not expect it ▪ a sudden change in the weather ▪… …

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  • 102sudden — sud|den1 [ sʌdn ] adjective *** happening very quickly and without any sign that it is going to happen: a sudden rise in violent crime She felt a sudden pain in her hip. His departure was very sudden and unexpected. ╾ sud|den|ness noun uncount… …

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  • 103sudden — [[t]sʌ̱d(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly. He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father in law... I hope, the stranger said, that the sudden change of venue did not… …

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  • 104sudden — adj. & n. adj. occurring or done unexpectedly or without warning; abrupt, hurried, hasty (a sudden storm; a sudden departure). n. archaic a hasty or abrupt occurrence. Phrases and idioms: all of a sudden unexpectedly; hurriedly; suddenly. on a… …

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  • 105Sudden Fear — Infobox Film name = Sudden Fear image size = caption = Original theatrical poster director = David Miller producer = Joseph Kaufman Joan Crawford (uncredited) writer = Novel: Edna SherryScreenplay: Lenore J. Coffee Robert Smith narrator =… …

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  • 106Sudden Stop — Infobox Album | Name = Sudden Stop Type = Album Artist = Colin James Released = October 1990 Recorded = 1990 Genre = Rock Length = 43:05 Label = Virgin Producer = Joe Hardy Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg …

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  • 107Sudden Motion Sensor — The Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) is Apple s patent pending motion based hardware and data protection system used in their notebook computer systems. Apple introduced the system January 1, 2005 in its refreshed PowerBook line, and included it in the …

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  • 108sudden*/*/ — [ˈsʌd(ə)n] adj I happening very quickly and without any sign that it is going to happen a sudden rise in violent crime[/ex] She felt a sudden pain in her hip.[/ex] suddenness noun [U] II noun sudden [ˈsʌd(ə)n] all of a sudden if something happens …

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  • 109sudden death — noun (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑overtime, ↑extra time * * * noun [noncount] 1 …

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  • 110Sudden Valley, Washington — Infobox Settlement official name = Sudden Valley, Washington settlement type = CDP nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Sudden Valley, Washington… …

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