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  • 61tenuousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being tenuous * * * tenūˈity or tenˈuousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tenuous * * * tenuousness noun [uncountable] …

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  • 62ten´u|ous|ness — ten|u|ous «TEHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. thin or slight; slender: »the tenuous thread of a spider s web. 2. not dense; rare; rarefied: »The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous. 3. Figurative. having slight importance; not substantial: »a… …

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  • 63ten´u|ous|ly — ten|u|ous «TEHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. thin or slight; slender: »the tenuous thread of a spider s web. 2. not dense; rare; rarefied: »The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous. 3. Figurative. having slight importance; not substantial: »a… …

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  • 64ten|u|ous — «TEHN yu uhs», adjective. 1. thin or slight; slender: »the tenuous thread of a spider s web. 2. not dense; rare; rarefied: »The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous. 3. Figurative. having slight importance; not substantial: »a tenuous… …

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  • 65Tenuious — Te*nu i*ous, a. [See {Tenuous}.] Rare or subtile; tenuous; opposed to dense. [Obs.] Glanvill. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 66Tenuity — Te*nu i*ty, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F. t[ e]nuit[ e]. See {Tenuous}.] 1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the… …

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  • 67Bertrand Russell — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Russell in 1907 image size = 150px name = Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell birth = birth date|df=yes|1872|5|18 Trellech …

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  • 68Emperor — An emperor (from the Latin imperator ) is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form. As a title, empress may indicate the wife of an emperor ( empress consort ) or a …

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  • 69Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan — Archaeological exploration of the Pre Islamic period of Afghanistan began in Afghanistan in earnest after World War II and proceeded until the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan disrupted it in December of 1979. Louis Dupree, the University of… …

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  • 70Gustav Kirchhoff — Infobox Scientist name = Gustav Robert Kirchhoff |300px image width = 200px caption = Gustav Kirchhoff birth date = birth date|1824|3|12|df=y birth place = Königsberg, East Prussia death date = death date and age|1887|10|17|1824|3|12|df=y death… …

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