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  • 51Rome — /rohm/, n. 1. Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer. 2. Italian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the… …

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  • 52South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 53List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …

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  • 54Cop (Album) — Cop Studioalbum von Swans Veröffentlichung 1984 …

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  • 55break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …

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  • 56explode — [16] The use of explode to mean ‘burst with destructive force’ is a comparatively recent, late 19th century development. The Latin verb explōdere, from which it comes, signified something quite different – ‘drive off the stage with hisses and… …

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  • 57explosion — ex•plo•sion [[t]ɪkˈsploʊ ʒən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise (opposed to implosion). 2) the noise of an explosion 3) a sudden, rapid, or great increase: a population explosion[/ex] 4) phn… …

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  • 58explosion — /əkˈsploʊʒən / (say uhk splohzhuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of exploding; a violent expansion or bursting with noise, as of gunpowder or a boiler. 2. the noise itself. 3. a violent outburst of laughter, anger, etc. 4. any sudden, rapid,… …

  • 59explode — [16] The use of explode to mean ‘burst with destructive force’ is a comparatively recent, late 19th century development. The Latin verb explōdere, from which it comes, signified something quite different – ‘drive off the stage with hisses and… …

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  • 60explosion — [ek splō′zhən, iksplō′zhən] n. [L explosio < pp. of explodere: see EXPLODE] 1. an exploding; esp., a blowing up, or bursting with a loud noise; detonation 2. the noise made by exploding 3. a noisy outburst; loud breaking forth [an explosion of …

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