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  • 101state — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. condition, shape (inf.), kilter (inf.), category, estate, lot, makeup (inf.); case, mood, disposition, temper; pickle, contretemps, quandary, dilemma, plight; aspect, appearance; constitution,… …

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  • 102state — state1 [ steıt ] noun *** 1. ) count usually singular the condition of something at a particular time: the state of: We re collecting data on the state of the environment. a state of: The country is drifting into a state of chaos. a sorry state ( …

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  • 103condition — noun 1 state of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, immaculate, mint, perfect, pristine ▪ reasonable ▪ bad …

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  • 104condition — con|di|tion1 [ kən dıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the physical state of something: The survey will assess the condition of thousands of bridges. in good/bad/terrible etc. condition: The house is in fairly good condition. a ) the… …

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  • 105state — I n. government 1) to establish, found, set up a state 2) to govern, rule a state 3) a buffer; client; garrison; independent; police; puppet; secular; sovereign; welfare state 4) a member state (the member states of the UN) condition 5) a… …

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  • 106state — {{11}}state (n.1) early 13c., circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions, from L. status manner of standing, position, condition, noun of action from pp. stem of stare to stand from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf.… …

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  • 107State (polity) — This article is about the general concept of the state. For the subjects of international law, see Sovereign state. For other uses, see State (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan A state is an organised political… …

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  • 108condition — [[t]kəndɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ conditions, conditioning, conditioned 1) N SING: also no det, with supp If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state …

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  • 109The 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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  • 110State — A state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, sub national states or multinational states. A state usually includes the set of institutions that… …

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