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  • 101aesthete — [es′thēt΄] n. [Gr aisthētēs, a person who perceives: see AESTHETIC] 1. a person highly sensitive to art and beauty 2. a person who artificially cultivates artistic sensitivity or makes a cult of art and beauty SYN. AESTHETE, although applied to… …

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  • 102gourmet — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, alteration of gromet boy servant, vintner s assistant, probably ultimately from Middle English grom groom Date: 1820 a connoisseur of food and drink; broadly connoisseur 2 < a film gourmet > Synonyms:&#8230; …

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  • 103Diamond — This article is about the mineral. For the gemstone, see Diamond (gemstone). For other uses, including the shape ◊, see Diamond (disambiguation) …

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  • 104Des Moines, Iowa — Des Moines redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). City of Des Moines &#160;&#160;City&#160;&#160; Clockwise from top: 801 Grand …

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  • 105Emerald — Infobox mineral name = Emerald category = Beryl variety boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = 225 caption = Emerald with host rock formula = Beryllium aluminium silicate with chromium, Be3Al2(SiO3)6::Cr| molweight = color = Green habit = Hexagonal&#8230; …

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  • 106List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized&#8230; …

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  • 107Japanese sword — Traditional Samurai swords and fittings A Japanese sword, or nihontō (日本刀 or にほんとう, lit. Japanese sword …

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  • 108Saarland — Infobox German Bundesland Name = Saarland German name = state coa = Coa de saarland.svg coa size = flag link = Flag of Saarland capital = Saarbrücken area = 2568.65 area source = population = 1039000 pop ref = [cite web |url=http://www.statistik&#8230; …

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  • 109Sword — For other uses, see Sword (disambiguation) and Swords (disambiguation). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword is a bladed weapon (edged weapon) used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the&#8230; …

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  • 110Hope Diamond — French Blue redirects here. For the color, see French blue (color). Hope Diamond Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Weight 45.52[1][2] …

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