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  • 41Obtaining — Obtain Ob*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtaining}.] [F. obtenir, L. obtinere; ob (see {Ob }) + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold; to keep; to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His mother, then, is… …

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  • 42To be of acquaintance — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …

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  • 43To take acquaintance of — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …

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  • 44with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …

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  • 45guile — noun Etymology: Middle English gile, from Anglo French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle divination more at witch Date: 13th century 1. deceitful cunning ; duplicity 2. obsolete stratagem, trick • guileful adjective • guil …

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  • 46sly — adjective (slier or slyer; sliest or slyest) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect a. wise in practical affairs b. displaying …

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  • 47Parsi people — Infobox Ethnic group group= Parsis poptime= c. 70,000 popplace= c. 70% in India, 5% in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, 25% elsewhere (largely the United Kingdom) langs= Gujarati, English,marathi rels= ZoroastrianismA Parsi ( gu. પારસી Pārsī ,… …

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  • 48Nazgûl — Dark Riders redirects here. For the supervillain team employed by Apocalypse, see Dark Riders (comics). Nazgul redirects here. For other uses, see Nazgul (disambiguation). Black Breath redirects here. For the heavy metal band, see Black Breath… …

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  • 49The Tale of Igor's Campaign — (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o plŭku Igorevě ; uk. Слово о полку Ігоревім, Slovo o polku Ihorevim ; Modern Russian: Слово о полку Игореве, Slovo o polku Igoreve ) is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language …

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  • 50Neil Harvey — For the footballer, see Neil Harvey (footballer). Neil Harvey Personal information Full name Robert Neil Harvey Born 8 October 1928 (1928 10 08) …

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