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  • 21prize — {{11}}prize (n.1) reward, 1590s, alteration of Middle English prise (c.1300 in this sense; see PRICE (Cf. price) (n.)). Prize fighter is from 1703; prize fight from 1824. Prized highly esteemed is from 1530s. {{12}}prize (n.2) something taken by… …

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  • 22prize fight — /ˈpraɪz faɪt/ (say pruyz fuyt) noun a contest between professional boxers for a money prize. –prize fighter, noun –prize fighting, noun, adjective …

  • 23fighter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. combatant; boxer, prize fighter, pugilist, bruiser, pug (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who fights] Syn. contestant, disputant, contender, party to a quarrel, warrior, soldier, combatant,… …

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  • 24fighter — n 1. warrior, brave, combatant, soldier, militarist, redcoat, janissary, Tommy Atkins, private, cavalryman, dragoon, man at arms, belligerent; attacker, assailant, assailer, assaulter, invader, aggressor, militant; rival, contestant, competitor,… …

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  • 25Fighter's History — European arcade flyer of Fighter s History, the first game in the series. Genres Fighting Developers Data …

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  • 26Fighter kite — Fighter kites are kites that are used for the sport of kite fighting. Countries where kite fighting is particularly well known include Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Korea. Most fighter kites are small unstable single line flat kites. Tension… …

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  • 27To make prize of — Prize Prize (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also …

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  • 284th Fighter Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 4th Fighter Wing caption= 4th Figher Wing emblem dates= August 1942 country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= Fighter size= command structure= Air Combat Command current… …

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  • 29The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos — Genre Reality, Sports Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana W …

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  • 3034th Fighter Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 34th Fighter Squadron caption= 34th Fighter Squadron Patch dates= 15 October 1944 15 October 1946 11 November 1954 15 March 1959 2 May 1966 Present country= United States allegiance= branch=United States Air Force …

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