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  • 51Convalesced — Convalesce Con va*lesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after… …

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  • 52Convalescing — Convalesce Con va*lesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con + valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong. See {Vallant}.] To recover health and strength gradually, after… …

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  • 53convalesce — intransitive verb ( lesced; lescing) Etymology: Latin convalescere, from com + valescere to grow strong, from valēre to be strong, be well more at wield Date: 15th century to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness •… …

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  • 54History of the Republic of the Congo — The History of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by French colonization, a transition to independence, Marxist Leninism, and the transition to a market oriented economy.Bantus and PygmiesThe earliest inhabitants of the region comprising… …

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  • 55Toy — This article is about playthings. For other uses of the term, see Toy (disambiguation). A toy is an object used in play. Toys are usually associated with children and pets, but it is not unusual for adult humans and some non domesticated animals… …

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  • 56Africa Inland Mission — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = Africa Inland Mission (AIM) Non profit Non profit type = Evangelical Missions Agency founded date = 1895 founder = Peter Cameron Scott location = origins = key people = area served = 13+ African Nations focus …

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  • 57Causes of the Polish–Soviet War — The prehistory The territory, where this conflict broke out, was a part of the medieval Kievan Rus, and after the disintegration of this united Russian state (in the middle of 12th. century) belonged to the Russian princedoms of Galich, Volhynia …

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  • 58Konstantin Leontiev — Konstantin Leontiev, a Russian philosopher Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontyev (Russian: Константин Николаевич Леонтьев) (1831–1891) was a conservative, monarchist reactionary Russian philosopher who advocated closer cultural ties between Russia and …

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  • 59John Augustus Just — Dr. John Augustus Just Dr. John Augustus Just (January 9, 1854 September 13, 1908) was a German born chemist and inventor. He is best known for his investigative work into recovery of precious metals from their ores and for completing the process …

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  • 60convalesce — [15] Latin valēre meant ‘be strong or healthy’ (from it English gets valiant, valid, valour, and value). Derived from it was valēscere ‘grow strong’, which, with the addition of the intensive prefix com produced convalēscere, source of English… …

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