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  • 51Gao Jiong — (高熲) (d. August 27, 607 [ [http://www.sinica.edu.tw/ftms bin/kiwi1/luso.sh?lstype=2 dyna=%B6%A6 king=%B7%D5%AB%D2 reign=%A4j%B7%7E yy=3 ycanzi= mm=7 dd= dcanzi=%A4%FE%A4l 兩千年中西曆轉換 ] ] ), courtesy name Zhaoxuan (昭玄), alternative name Min (敏),… …

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  • 52Socially responsible investing — Alternative Energy: One of many forms of sustainable investing Socially responsible investing (SRI), also known as sustainable, socially conscious, or ethical investing, describes an investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial… …

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  • 53Siege of Tarnovo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Bulgarian Ottoman Wars caption= The last liturgy of St Patriarch Evtimiy. date= April 17 July 1393 place= Tarnovo, Bulgaria territory= result= Decisive Ottoman victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=… …

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  • 54Palestinian fedayeen — (from the Arabic fidā ī , plural fidā iyūn , فدائيون) refers to militants or guerrillas of a nationalist orientation from among the Palestinian people. Most Palestinians consider the fedayeen to be freedom fighters ,cite book|title= The Design of …

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  • 55assuage — assuagement, n. assuager, n. /euh swayj , euh swayzh /, v.t., assuaged, assuaging. 1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one s grief; to assuage one s pain. 2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one s… …

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  • 56comfort — comfortless, adj. /kum feuhrt/, v.t. 1. to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to: They tried to comfort her after her loss. 2. to make physically comfortable. 3. Obs. to aid; support or encourage. n. 4. relief in affliction; consolation;… …

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  • 57epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk&#8230; …

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  • 58eschatology — eschatological /es keuh tl oj i keuhl, e skat l /, adj. eschatologically, adv. eschatologist, n. /es keuh tol euh jee/, n. Theol. 1. any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc. 2. the …

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  • 59lenition — /li nish euhn/, n. 1. Phonet. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted. 2. Ling. a type of Celtic mutation that derives&#8230; …

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  • 60paregoric — /par i gawr ik, gor /, n. Pharm. 1. a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children. 2. any soothing medicine; anodyne. adj. 3. Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing. [1675 85; < LL …

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