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  • 41devise — v. & n. v.tr. 1 plan or invent by careful thought. 2 Law leave (real estate) by the terms of a will (cf. BEQUEATH). n. 1 the act or an instance of devising. 2 Law a devising clause in a will. Derivatives: devisable adj. devisee n. (in sense 2 of… …

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  • 42Artificer — Ar*tif i*cer, n. [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL. artificiarius.] 1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith. [1913 Webster] 2. One who makes or contrives; …

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  • 43Device — De*vice , n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect s plan and estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr. deviser. See {Devise}, v. t …

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  • 44Devise — De*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.] 1. To form in the… …

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  • 45Devised — Devise De*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.] 1. To form in …

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  • 46Devising — Devise De*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.] 1. To form in …

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  • 47artificer — noun Date: 14th century 1. a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman 2. one that makes or contrives ; deviser < had been the artificer of his own fortunes Times Literary Supplement > …

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  • 48device — noun Etymology: Middle English devis, devise, from Anglo French, division, plan, from deviser to divide, regulate, tell more at devise Date: 14th century 1. something devised or contrived: as a. (1) plan, procedure, technique …

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  • 49Jagiellonian University — Uniwersytet Jagielloński Latin: Universitas Jagellonica Cracoviensis Motto Plus ratio quam vis …

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  • 50Anti-psychiatry — See also: Biopsychiatry controversy Anti psychiatry refers to a post 1960s configuration of groups and theoretical constructs hostile to most of the fundamental assumptions and practices of psychiatry. Its igniting influences were Michel Foucault …

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