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  • 31Bishop — Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf. {Episcopal}.]… …

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  • 32Bishop in partibus infidelium — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… …

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  • 33Divagation — Di va*ga tion, n. [L. divagari to wander about; di = dis + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See {Vagary}.] A wandering about or going astray; digression. [1913 Webster] Let us be set down at Queen s Crawley without further divagation.… …

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  • 34Stray — Stray, n. 1. Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 35Titular bishop — Bishop Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.… …

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  • 36stray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estraié, past participle of estraier Date: 13th century 1. a. a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b. a person or thing that strays 2. [Middle English, from straien to stray] …

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  • 37Retrograde and direct motion — Direct motion is the motion of a planetary body in a direction similar to that of other bodies within its system, and is sometimes called prograde motion. Retrograde motion is motion in the opposite direction. In the case of celestial bodies,… …

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  • 38Glossary of Islamic terms in Arabic — The following list consists of concepts that are derived from both Islamic and Arab tradition, which are expressed as words in the Arabic language. The main purpose of this list is to disambiguate multiple spellings, to make note of spellings no… …

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  • 39Legends (play) — In late 2006, Joan Collins began a tour of North America in the play [http://www.legendsthecomedy.com/ Legends!] with former Dynasty co star Linda Evans, which concluded in August 2003 after a successful 30 week, multi city, tour.However, Collins …

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  • 40Milk for Spain — was a British relief operation for the victims of the Spanish Civil War. Labour activists from the Co operative Union along with the Labour Party set up the relief effort. Background Whilst the Conservative government of Neville Chamberlain… …

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