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  • 61Existence (Philosophy of) 1 — Philosophy of existence 1 Heidegger Jacques Taminiaux At the very outset and up to the end, the long philosophical journey of Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) remained oriented by a single question, the question of Being, the Seinsfrage. This does… …

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  • 62seizure — n. convulsion, paroxysm 1) to have a seizure 2) a cardiac, heart; epileptic; uncontrollable seizure act of seizing 3) search and seizure * * * [ siːʒə] epileptic heart uncontrollable seizure [ act of seizing ] search and seizure [ convulsion,… …

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  • 63orgasm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. paroxysm, spasm; climax. See violence, sex. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ejaculation, climax, spasm, convulsion, throes, paroxysm, peak, consummation, frenzy, shudder, shiver, quiver, *unfurling… …

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  • 64pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …

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  • 65spasm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. throe, paroxysm, convulsion, seizure; fit, furor. See agitation, irregularity, pain, violence, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. convulsion, seizure, contraction; see fit 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 66λυσσομανίας — λυσσομανίᾱς , λυσσομανία paroxysm of madness fem acc pl λυσσομανίᾱς , λυσσομανία paroxysm of madness fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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  • 67singularity —    by Jon Baldwin   In astrophysics a gravitational or space time singularity refers to a point of infinite density and absolute uncertainty in which all laws collapse and from which anything can emerge. At the beginning of the Big Bang the… …

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  • 68paroxysmal — adjective accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms • Pertains to noun: ↑paroxysm • Derivationally related forms: ↑paroxysm …

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  • 69Access — Ac*cess (#; 277), n. [F. acc[ e]s, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. [1913 Webster] I did repel his letters, and denied His access to… …

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  • 70Accession — Ac*ces sion, n. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king s accession to a confederacy. [1913 Webster] 2. Increase by something added; that which is added;… …

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