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  • 81pre|cip´i|tous|ly — pre|cip|i|tous «prih SIHP uh tuhs», adjective. 1. like a precipice; very steep: »precipitous cliffs. Access was gained by precipitous stone steps carved into the walls of rock (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steep. (Cf. ↑steep) 2.… …

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  • 82pre|cip|i|tous — «prih SIHP uh tuhs», adjective. 1. like a precipice; very steep: »precipitous cliffs. Access was gained by precipitous stone steps carved into the walls of rock (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steep. (Cf. ↑steep) 2. Figurative. hasty; …

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  • 83JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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  • 84Farallon Islands — Farallon National Wildlife Refuge IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) Southeast Farallon Islands from the west, with Maintop Island in the foreground (right) …

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  • 85mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …

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  • 86Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 87Gibraltar — Gibraltarian /ji brawl tair ee euhn, jib rawl /, adj., n. /ji brawl teuhr/, n. 1. a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 17/8 sq. mi. (5 sq. km). 2. Rock of. a.… …

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  • 88India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 89MC Hammer — Hammer at TechCrunch in July 2008 …

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  • 90Edinburgh — /ed n berr euh, bur euh/ or, esp. Brit., / breuh/, n. 1. Duke of. See Philip (def. 4). 2. a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region. 470,085. * * * I City and council area (pop., 2001:… …

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