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  • 111osteotrite — An instrument with conical or olive shaped tip having a cutting surface, resembling a dental burr, used for the removal of carious bone. [osteo + L. tritus, a grinding, a wearing off] * * * os·teo·trite (osґte o trīt″) osteotribe …

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  • 112Common Starling — Adult S. v. vulgaris in England Conservation status …

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  • 113gall´ing|ly — gall|ing1 «G lihng», adjective. that galls; chafing; irritating: »As stubborn steers…joined reluctant to the galling yoke (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): annoying, vexatious. ╂[< gall2, verb + ing2] – …

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  • 114gall|ing — gall|ing1 «G lihng», adjective. that galls; chafing; irritating: »As stubborn steers…joined reluctant to the galling yoke (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S): annoying, vexatious. ╂[< gall2, verb + ing2] – …

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  • 115ẒE'IREI ZION — (Heb. צְעִירֵי צִיּוֹן, Young Men of Zion ), Zionist and moderate socialist labor movement, active mainly in Russia. The movement dates from approximately 1903, although its ideological roots go back to previous theories, as e.g., those of… …

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  • 116Red string (Kabbalah) — Wearing a thin red string (as a type of talisman) is a custom, popularly thought to be associated with Judaism s Kabbalah, in order to ward off misfortune brought about by an evil eye ( עין הרע in Hebrew). In Yiddish the red string is called a… …

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  • 117black — off black [[t]blæk[/t]] adj. black•er, black•est, 1) lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it 2) characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night[/ex] 3) pan (sometimes cap …

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  • 118Brassiere — This article is about the female undergarment. For the restaurant, see Brasserie …

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  • 119List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …

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  • 120'Allo 'Allo! (series 5) — This article contains episode listings for the fifth series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains twenty six episodes which first aired between 3 September 1988 and 25 February 1989. Series 5 is longer than any of the other …

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