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  • 41Dampierre-en-Burly — Original name in latin Dampierre en Burly Name in other language Dampierre, Dampierre en Burly State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 47.76143 latitude 2.51962 altitude 147 Population 1173 Date 2012 01 18 …

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  • 42hurly-burly — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)li bɜː(r)li[/t]] N SING: usu the N, oft N of n (emphasis) If you talk about the hurly burly of a situation, you are emphasizing how noisy or busy it is. No one expects him to get involved in the hurly burly of campaigning …

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  • 43hurly-burly — noun Etymology: probably alteration & reduplication of hurling, gerund of hurl Date: 1539 uproar, tumult • hurly burly adjective …

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  • 44Hurly Burly — (engl.), 1) arges Getös; 2) Alles durch einander, wie Kraut u. Rüben; 3) Freudengeschrei der englischen Matrosen; 4) ohne alle Umstände, gerade zu …

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  • 45Dampierre-en-Burly —   [dã pjɛːr ãbyr li], Gemeinde im Département Loiret, Frankreich, nordwestlich von Gien an der Loire, 900 Einwohner; Kernkraftwerk (vier Blöcke mit je 890 MW) …

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  • 46hurly-burly — hur|ly bur|ly [ˈhə:li ˌbə:li US ˌhə:rli ˈbə:rli] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from hurl] a lot of busy noisy activity ▪ the hurly burly of city life …

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  • 47hurly-burly — also hurlyburly, 1530s, apparently an alteration of phrase hurling and burling, reduplication of 14c. hurling commotion, tumult, verbal noun of HURL (Cf. hurl) (q.v.). Hurling time was the name applied by chroniclers to the period of tumult and… …

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  • 48hurly-burly — noun (U) a lot of busy, noisy activity: the hurly burly of city life …

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  • 49hurly-burly — ► NOUN ▪ busy, boisterous activity. ORIGIN from HURL(Cf. ↑hurl) …

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  • 50hurly-burly — [hʉr′lē bʉr′lē] n. pl. hurly burlies [prob. extended < HURLY] a turmoil; uproar; hubbub; confusion adj. disorderly and confused …

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