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  • 111POPULATION — Methodological Uncertainties Because of the great difficulties in ascertaining human population data in general, and Jewish data in particular, especially in ancient and medieval times, a word of caution is even more necessary here than in most… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 112sell short — {v.} To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate. * /Don t sell the team short; the players are better than you think./ * /Some teachers sold John short./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 113sell short — {v.} To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate. * /Don t sell the team short; the players are better than you think./ * /Some teachers sold John short./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 114lowball — v. t. to give a deceptively low estimate of the price of (merchandise or services); a sales tactic to induce a person to buy. Syn: underestimate. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 115Underprize — Un der*prize , v. t. To undervalue; to underestimate. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 116minimize — transitive verb ( mized; mizing) Date: 1825 1. to reduce or keep to a minimum 2. to underestimate intentionally ; play down, soft pedal < minimizing losses in our own forces while maximizing those of the enemy > • minimization noun • minimizer …

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  • 117sell short — phrasal 1. to make a short sale 2. to fail to value properly ; underestimate …

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  • 118underestimation — noun see underestimate …

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  • 119Autism — This article is about the classic autistic disorder; some writers use the word autism when referring to the range of disorders on the autism spectrum or to the various pervasive developmental disorders.[1] Autism …

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  • 120Arsenic — (pronEng|ˈɑrsənɪk) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number of 33. Arsenic was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250cite book |last=Emsley |first=John |title=Nature s Building Blocks: An A Z Guide to the Elements |year …

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