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  • 121solemnize — solemnization, n. solemnizer, n. /sol euhm nuyz /, v., solemnized, solemnizing. v.t. 1. to perform the ceremony of (marriage). 2. to hold or perform (ceremonies, rites, etc.) in due manner. 3. to observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies:… …

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  • 122United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 123World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

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  • 124marriage law — Body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages. In western Europe most marriage law derives from Roman Catholic canon law. Though the church regards marriage as a …

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  • 125ḥol ha-moʿed — ▪ Judaism also spelled  hol hamoed , or  chol hamoed (from Hebrew ḥol, “weekday,” ha moʿed, “[of] the festival”)        in Judaism, the less festive days or semiholidays that occur between the initial and final days of the Passover (Pesaḥ) and… …

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  • 126René I — ▪ duke of Anjou byname  René Of Anjou,  French  René D anjou  born Jan. 16, 1409, Angers, Fr. died July 10, 1480, Aix en Provence  duke of Bar (from 1434), duke of Anjou (from 1430), and count of Provence and of Piedmont. He was also titular king …

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  • 127Webern, Anton — ▪ Austrian composer Introduction in full  Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern  born Dec. 3, 1883, Vienna, Austria died Sept. 15, 1945, Mittersill, near Salzburg       Austrian composer of the 12 tone Viennese school. He is known especially for his …

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  • 128Abduction — • May be considered as a public crime and a matrimonial diriment impediment Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abduction     Abduction      …

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