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  • 121Sumud — ( ar. صمود) meaning steadfastness Abed, 1988, p. 288.] or steadfast perseverance is an ideological theme and political strategy that first emerged among the Palestinian people through the experience of the dialectic of oppression and resistance… …

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  • 122firestop — /fuyeur stop /, n. any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another. [1895 1900; Amer.; FIRE + STOP] * * * …

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  • 123window box — 1. a box for growing plants, placed at or in a window. 2. a hollow space in a window frame for a sash weight. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 124yolk sac — Embryol. 1. an extraembryonic membrane that encloses the yolk of eggs in birds, reptiles, and marsupials and that circulates nourishment from the yolk to the developing embryo. 2. a similar membrane in placental mammals that encloses a mostly… …

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  • 125tear duct and glands — ▪ anatomy also called  lachrymal, or lacrimal, duct and glands         structures that produce and distribute the watery component of the tear film. Tears consist of a complex and usually clear fluid that is diffused between the eye (eye, human)… …

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  • 126floor — 1. noun /flɔː,flɔːɹ,floʊɹ/ a) The bottom or lower part of any room; the supporting surface of a room. The room has a wooden floor. b) The lower inside surface of a hollow space. Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor. Syn: possession …

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  • 127Vertebral column — The 33 vertebrae fit together to form a flexible, yet extraordinarily tough, column that serves to support the back through a full range of motion. It also protects the spinal cord, which runs from the brain through the hollow space in the middle …

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  • 128stereometry — 1. Measurement of a solid object or the cubic capacity of a vessel. 2. Determination of the specific gravity of a liquid. * * * ster·e·om·e·try (ster″e omґə tre) the measurement of the cubic or solid contents of a solid body, or of the …

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