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  • 1chat — I. v. n. Prattle, chatter, babble, gossip, confabulate, talk freely, talk lightly and unceremoniously, have a free and easy talk. II. n. Prattle, gossip, confabulation, chitchat, causerie, easy conversation, free and easy talk, rambling and… …

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  • 2literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 3United 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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  • 4The Clancy Brothers — and Tommy Makem The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in the 1960s. Background information Origin County Tipperary County Armagh, Ireland …

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  • 5Keith (film) — Infobox Film name = Keith image size = 200px caption = Keith film poster director = producer = writer = Todd Kessler David Zabel based on a short story by Ron Carlson narrator = starring = Jesse McCartney Elisabeth Harnois Margo Harshman music =… …

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  • 6Michael E. Arth — Born April 27, 1953 (1953 04 27) (age 58) Burtonwood, Lancashire, U.K. N …

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  • 7Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor — The Right Honourable The Viscountess Astor MP CH Lady Astor, by John Singer Sargent, 1909 …

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  • 8china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 9China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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