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  • 71cumulous — [kyo͞o′myə ləs] adj. of, or having the form of, a cumulus, esp. the cloud * * * cu·mu·lous (kyo͞oʹmyə ləs) adj. Resembling a pile or mound; heaped up. * * * …

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  • 72performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 73Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 74biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 75Portugal — • A country on the west side of the Iberian Peninsula Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Portugal     Portugal     † …

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  • 76cairn — noun /kɛən,kɛərn/ a) A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. Campbell. b) A pile of stones heaped up as a… …

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  • 77acervate — adjective /ˈæs.ə.veɪt,ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. Syn: heap, pile See Also: acerval, coacervate …

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  • 78Hegel, spirit, and politics — Leo Rauch Hegel’s impact on political thought has been immense giving shape to the major political movements of the modern world. Yet the person of average education is hardly familiar with the name, which is usually identified with a small… …

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  • 79burial mound —    A pile, hillock, or human made hill, composed of debris or earth heaped up to mark a burial site.    ICOMANTH & GG …

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  • 80heap — {{11}}heap (n.) O.E. heap pile, great number, multitude (of things or persons), from W.Gmc. *haupaz (Cf. O.S. hop, O.Fris. hap, M.L.G. hupe, Du. hoop, Ger. Haufe heap ), perhaps related to O.E. heah high. Slang meaning old car is attested from… …

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