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  • 41Good form — Form Form (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular… …

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  • 42Mrs. Grundy — noun Etymology: from a character alluded to in Thomas Morton s Speed the Plough (1798) Date: 1813 one marked by prudish conventionality in personal conduct …

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  • 43box — I. noun (plural box or boxes) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Latin buxus, from Greek pyxos Date: before 12th century an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire… …

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  • 45Joke — This article is about the form of humour. For other uses, see Joke (disambiguation). Contents 1 Purpose 2 Antiquity of jokes 3 …

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  • 47Modernism — For other uses of the word, see Modernism (disambiguation). For the period in sociology beginning with the industrialization, see Modernity. Hans Hofmann, The Gate , 1959–1960, collection: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Hofmann was renowned not… …

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  • 48Saki — Infobox Writer name = Hector Hugh Munro pseudonym = Saki birthdate = birth date|1870|12|18 birthplace = Akyab, Myanmar deathdate = death date and age|1916|11|13|1870|12|18 deathplace = Beaumont Hamel, France occupation = Author| nationality =… …

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  • 49Twin paradox — In physics, the twin paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity, in which a twin makes a journey into space in a high speed rocket and returns home to find he has aged less than his identical twin who stayed on Earth. This result… …

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  • 50Charles Fort — For other uses of Charles Fort , see Charles Fort (disambiguation). Charles Fort Charles Fort in 1920. Born Charles Hoy Fort August 6, 1874(1874 08 06) …

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