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  • 71History of the Time Lords — The Time Lords are fictional characters, a race of humanoids originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Time Lords are so called because they are able to travel in and manipulate time… …

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  • 72Size of the United States House of Representatives — The size of the United States House of Representatives refers to total number of congressional districts (or seats) into which the land area of the United States proper has been divided. The number of seats is currently set at 435 voting… …

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  • 73Kings, The Books of —    The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third and fourth books of Kings, the two books of… …

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  • 74supposition — noun Etymology: Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo French supposicion, from Late Latin supposition , suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere Date: 15th century 1. something that is supposed ; hypothesis 2. the act of… …

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  • 75supposition — suppositional, adj. suppositionally, adv. /sup euh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of supposing. 2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis. [1400 50; late ME < L supposition (s. of suppositio) substitution (E meaning by assoc. with SUPPOSE) …

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  • 76supposition — noun a) Something that is supposed; an assumption, conjecture or speculation b) The act or an instance of supposing …

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  • 77supposition — sup•po•si•tion [[t]ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of supposing 2) something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME &LT; ML suppositiō, L: substitution =supposi , var. s. of suppōnere to put under, substitute (sup …

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  • 78supposition — /sʌpəˈzɪʃən/ (say supuh zishuhn) noun 1. the act of supposing. 2. that which is supposed; an assumption; a hypothesis. {late Middle English, from Medieval Latin suppositio (in Latin: a putting under) used as translation of Greek hypothesis&#8230; …

  • 79Metaphysics and science in the thirteenth century: William of Auvergne, Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon — Steven Marrone By the third decade of the thirteenth century there emerge the first signs of a new metaphysics. Alongside Neoplatonizing idealism we now see attempts to lay greater emphasis on the ontological density of the created world and to&#8230; …

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  • 80Criticism of the Bible — This article is about criticisms made against the Bible as a source of reliable information or ethical guidance. For the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document, see Biblical criticism. The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed&#8230; …

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