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  • 81Undress parade — Parade Pa*rade , n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The ground where a military display is held, or where… …

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  • 82pomposity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1620 1. pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior 2. a pompous gesture, habit, or act …

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  • 83strut — I. verb (strutted; strutting) Etymology: Middle English strouten, from Old English strūtian to stand out stiffly, struggle; akin to Middle High German strozzen to be swollen Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to become turgid ; swell 2 …

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  • 84swell — I. verb (swelled; swelled or swollen; swelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually… …

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  • 85William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham — Infobox Prime Minister | name=The Earl of Chatham order=Prime Minister of Great Britain term start =30 July 1766 term end =14 October 1768 monarch =George III predecessor =The Marquess of Rockingham successor =The Duke of Grafton birth date… …

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  • 86The Mikado — For other uses, see Mikado (disambiguation). Theatre poster for The Mikado The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic… …

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  • 87Dad's Army — For other uses, see Dad s Army (disambiguation). Dad s Army Series title card Format Sitcom Written by Jimmy Perry and …

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  • 88In Search of Lost Time — Swann s Way redirects here. For other similar titles, see Swans Way (disambiguation). In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past)   …

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  • 89Fibber McGee and Molly — Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly in 1937 Country United States Languages English Home station …

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  • 90A. J. P. Taylor — Alan John Percival Taylor (March 25, 1906–September 7, 1990) was a renowned English historian of the 20th century. He was perhaps the best known British historian of the century and certainly one of the most controversial. Biography Early life… …

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