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41conjugal rights — n pl: the rights and privileges (as to love, affection, sexual relations, companionship, comfort, and services) implied by and involved in the marriage relationship Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. conjugal rights …
42company — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. companionship, fellowship; association, corporation, partnership, firm; cast, troupe; group, assembly; troop, platoon, squad; society; gang; crowd, party (both inf.). See accompaniment, assemblage,… …
43Dog park — The recently renovated Tompkins Square Park dog run was the first in New York City, and it was recently named one of the top five dog parks in the United States by Dog Fancy magazine. This article is about the exercise area for dogs; there is… …
44Diamond Dove — Conservation status Least Concern (IUC …
45White Nights (short story) — White Nights is a Russian short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1848, early in the writer s career. Film adaptations have been made by Italian director Luchino Visconti, by French director Robert Bresson (as Four Nights of a… …
46Dog — For other uses, see Dog (disambiguation). Domestic dog Temporal range: 0.015–0 Ma …
47Kalyāṇa-mittatā — IAST|Kalyāṇa mittatā (Pali; Skt.: IAST| mitratā ) is a Buddhist concept of spiritual friendship within Buddhist community life, applicable to both monastic and householder relationships. One involved in such a relationship is known as a good… …
48dog — dogless, adj. doglike, adj. /dawg, dog/, n., v., dogged, dogging. n. 1. a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties. 2. any carnivore of the dogfamily Canidae, having prominent canine teeth and, in the wild state, a long and… …
49pet — pet1 pettable, adj. /pet/, n., adj., v., petted, petting. n. 1. any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately. 2. a person especially cherished or indulged; favorite: He was the teacher s pet. 3. a… …
50PET — /pet/ positron emission tomography. Cf. PET scan. * * * Any animal kept by humans for companionship or pleasure rather than for utility. The main distinction between pets and domesticated livestock is the degree of contact between owner and… …
