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  • 71break in — {v.} (stress on in ) 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ 1b. To enter by force or unlawfully. * /Thieves broke in while the family was away./ 2. To enter suddenly or interrupt. * /A stranger broke in …

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  • 72break in — {v.} (stress on in ) 1a. To break from outside. * /The firemen broke in the door of the burning house./ 1b. To enter by force or unlawfully. * /Thieves broke in while the family was away./ 2. To enter suddenly or interrupt. * /A stranger broke in …

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  • 73Greenness — Green ness, n. [AS. gr[=e]nnes. See {Green.}] 1. The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the greenness of grass, or of a meadow. [1913 Webster] 2. Freshness; vigor; newness. [1913 Webster] 3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness… …

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  • 74Maidenhood — Maid en*hood, n. [AS. m[ae]gdenh[=a]d. See {Maid}, and { hood}.] 1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state. [1913 Webster] The maidenhood Of thy fight. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 75Novelties — Novelty Nov el*ty, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[ e], F. nouveaut[ e], L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. [1913 Webster] Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.… …

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  • 76Novelty — Nov el*ty, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[ e], F. nouveaut[ e], L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. [1913 Webster] Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South.… …

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  • 77Novity — Nov i*ty, n. [L. novitas, fr. novus new.] Newness; novelty. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Recency — Re cen*cy (r[=e] sen*s[y^]), n. [LL. recentia, fr. L. recens. See {Recent}.] The state or quality of being recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the recency of a transaction, of a wound, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79break in — verb Date: circa 1535 intransitive verb 1. to enter something (as a building or computer system) without consent or by force 2. a. intrude < break in upon his privacy > b. to …

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  • 80novelty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English novelte, from Anglo French novelté, from novel Date: 14th century 1. something new or unusual 2. the quality or state of being novel ; newness 3. a small manufactured article intended mainly for&#8230; …

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