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  • 11trade-last — trade′ last′ n. +sts a flattering remark relayed to the person so complimented by someone who heard it, in exchange for a similar compliment made about himself or herself Abbr.: T.L., TL, t.l. • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 12Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 13Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 14The Bartered Bride — Bedřich Smetana …

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  • 15Matthew Kaye — Infobox Wrestler name=Matthew Kaye img capt = Striker (left) talking down to Kelly Kelly at an ECW live event. names=Matt Lacheycite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/matt striker.html|title=Matt Striker… …

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  • 16The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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  • 17Milton Berle — Berle at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989 Born Milton Berlinger July 12, 1908(1908 07 12) Manhattan, New York, U.S …

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  • 18Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor — The Right Honourable The Viscountess Astor MP CH Lady Astor, by John Singer Sargent, 1909 …

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  • 19Cumaean Sibyl — by Andrea del Castagno. The ageless Cumaean Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy. The word sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess …

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  • 20Occupation of Denmark — Headquarters of the Schalburg Corps, a Danish SS unit, after 1943. The occupied building is the lodge of the Danish Order of Freemasons located on Blegdamsvej, Copenhagen …

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