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  • 61explanatory — a. 1. Illustrative, elucidative, expository, serving to explain. 2. Accounting, justifying, justificative, justificatory, warranting, giving reasons, vindicative, vindicatory, tracing to causes or principles …

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  • 62for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …

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  • 63citation — ► NOUN 1) a quotation from or reference to a book or author. 2) a mention of a praiseworthy act in an official report. 3) a note accompanying an award, giving reasons for it …

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  • 64argue away — transitive verb : to get rid of by argument or by giving reasons argue away the fact that he had not kept his promises …

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  • 65ar·gu·men·ta·tion — /ˌɑɚgjəmənˈteıʃən/ noun [noncount] formal : the act or process of giving reasons for or against something : the act or process of making and presenting arguments He tried to use argumentation to convince his opponents, rather than force …

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  • 66MANOAH OF NARBONNE — (end of 13th and first half of 14th century), Provençal scholar. No biographical details are known of him. Even the name of his father is uncertain (see Hurvitz in bibl.). Some (Geiger, according to Isaac b. Sheshet, resp. no. 85, and Samuel b.… …

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  • 67Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 68United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 69education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 70United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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