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  • 71surge — I. verb (surged; surging) Etymology: earlier, to ride (at anchor) probably in part from Middle French sourgir to cast anchor, land, from Catalan surgir to heave, cast anchor, from Latin surgere to rise, spring up; from sub up + regere to lead… …

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  • 72veer — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English veren, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Dutch vieren to slacken, Middle Low German vīren Date: 15th century to let out (as a rope) II. verb Etymology: Middle English veren, from Middle… …

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  • 73Richard I of England — Richard I redirects here. For others of the same name, see Richard I (disambiguation). Richard the Lionheart King of England (more..) Reign 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199 Coronation 3 September 1 …

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  • 74Rorke's Drift — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Rorke s Drift partof=the Anglo Zulu War caption= date=22 January ndash; 23 January 1879 place=Rorke s Drift, South Africa result=British victory combatant1= combatant2=Zulu Kingdom commander1=John… …

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  • 75Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 19th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = name = Ludwig Feuerbach birth = July 28, 1804 (Landshut, Germany) death = September 13 1872 (Rechenberg near Nuremberg, Germany) school… …

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  • 76Siege of Fort Meigs — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Siege of Fort Meigs caption= partof=the War of 1812 date=April 28 ndash; May 9, 1813 place=Perrysburg, Ohio result=Strategical American Victory Tactical British Indian Victory (Battle of the Miami)… …

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  • 77Cinema of the Philippines — Southeast Asian cinema Cinema of Burma Cinema of Cambodia Cinema of Indonesia Cinema of Malaysia Cinema of the Philippines Cinema of Singapore …

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  • 78Zipang (anime) — Infobox animanga/Header name = Zipang caption = Cover of DVD Vol. 1 ja name = ジパング ja name trans = Jipangu genre = Military science fiction, Alternate historyInfobox animanga/Anime title = director = Kazuhiro Furuhashi studio = Studio Deen… …

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  • 79Martin Luther — For other people named Martin Luther, see Martin Luther (disambiguation). Martin Luther Luther in 1533 by Lucas Cranach …

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  • 80comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …

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