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  • 71land — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lant land, Middle Irish lann Date: before 12th century 1. a. the solid part of the surface of the earth; also a corresponding part of a… …

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  • 72land — [[t]lænd[/t]] n. 1) geo any part of the earth s surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water 2) an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land[/ex] 3) an area of ground with specific boundaries …

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  • 73Land Surface Model (LSM version 1.0) — The Land Surface Model (LSM) is a unidimensional computational model developed by Gordon Bonan that describes ecological processes joined in many ecosystem models, hydrological processes found in hydrological models and flow of surface common in… …

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  • 74land — 1 noun 1 NOT SEA (U) the solid dry part of the Earth s surface: After 21 days at sea we sighted land. | by land: It s quicker by land than sea. | on land: The crocodile lays its eggs on land. 2 GROUND (U) ground, especially when used for farming… …

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  • 75land — {{11}}land (n.) O.E. land, lond, ground, soil, also definite portion of the earth s surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries, from P.Gmc. *landom (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. Du., Ger., Goth. land), from PIE… …

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  • 76surface mail — noun mail that is sent by land or sea • Ant: ↑air mail • Hypernyms: ↑mail * * * noun 1. : mail carried by land or sea transportation rather than by air 2. : the postal system or services handling surface mail …

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  • 77surface — surfaceless, adj. surfacer, n. /serr fis/, n., adj., v., surfaced, surfacing. n. 1. the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area. 2. any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube. 3.… …

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  • 78surface — 1 adjective (only before noun) appearing to be true or real, but not representing what someone really feels or what something is really like; superficial: The surface calm of the city was shattered by a massive explosion. | surface resemblance 2… …

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  • 79Land of Oz — For the theme park, see Land of Oz (theme park). Land of Oz portal Land of Oz …

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  • 80Land reform in Romania — Four major land reforms have taken place in Romania: in 1864, 1921, 1945 and 1991. The first sought to undo the feudal structure that had persisted after the unification of the Danubian Principalities in 1859; the second, more drastic reform,… …

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