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  • 51Stead, C.K. — ▪ New Zealander author in full  Christian Karlson Stead  born Oct. 17, 1932, Auckland, N.Z.       New Zealand poet and novelist who gained an international reputation as a critic with The New Poetic: Yeats to Eliot (1964), which became a standard …

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  • 52Stead — This interesting name with spellings of Stead, Steed, Steade and Stede, has two distinct possible origins, both Olde English. The first is a locational surname from a place in the West Riding of Yorkshire called Stead . This was named from the… …

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  • 53stead — [[t]ste̱d[/t]] 1) PHRASE: PHR after v If you do something in someone s stead, you replace them and do it instead of them. [FORMAL] We hope you will consent to act in his stead... My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents stead. 2)… …

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  • 54stead — /sted/, n. 1. the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead. 2. Obs. a place or locality. 3. stand in good stead, to be useful to, esp. in a critical situation: Your experience… …

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  • 55The Man Who Loved Children — infobox Book | name = The Man Who Loved Children title orig = translator = image caption = author = Christina Stead illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = release date = 1940 english …

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  • 56The Latency — Infobox Musical artist Name = The Latency Img capt = Left to right: Ryan, Mathew, Brandon, Jonny Img size = 250 Landscape = yes Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada Genre = Pop Punk Emo Power Pop Years …

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  • 57Stead — /stɛd/ (say sted) noun 1. Christina Ellen, 1902–83, Australian novelist and short story writer who spent much of her life in Europe and the US; widely regarded as one of Australia s greatest writers; author of The Man Who Loved Children (1940),… …

  • 58stead — [[t]stɛd[/t]] n. 1) the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead[/ex] 2) Obs. a place or locality 3) to be of service, advantage, or avail to • stand in good stead Etymology:… …

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  • 59stead — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand more at stand Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete locality, place 2. advantage used chiefly in the phrase to stand one… …

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  • 60stead — noun the place or role that someone or something should have or fill: she was appointed in his stead. Phrases stand someone in good stead be advantageous to someone over time or in the future. Origin OE stede place , of Gmc origin …

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