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  • 51To bring into play — Play Play, n. 1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. [1913 Webster] 2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game. [1913 Webster] John naturally loved rough play. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3. The act or… …

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  • 52To come into play — Play Play, n. 1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. [1913 Webster] 2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game. [1913 Webster] John naturally loved rough play. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3. The act or… …

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  • 53To hold in play — Play Play, n. 1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. [1913 Webster] 2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement or diversion; a game. [1913 Webster] John naturally loved rough play. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 3. The act or… …

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  • 54punster — noun Date: 1700 one who is given to punning …

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  • 55verbicide — noun Etymology: Latin verbum word + English cide Date: 1858 1. deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning) 2. one who distorts the sense of a word …

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  • 56pun — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, quibble more at punctilio Date: 1662 the usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound II.… …

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  • 57Actor — For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). An actor (sometimes actress for female; see terminology) is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity.[1] The ancient Greek word… …

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  • 58Agathon — ( el. Ἀγάθων) (ca. 448 ndash;400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet and friend of Euripides and Plato. He is best known for being mentioned by Aristophanes in his Thesmophoriazusae and for his appearance in Plato s Symposium, which describes the… …

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  • 59Benny Andersson — Infobox Musical artist Name = Benny Andersson Img capt = Benny Andersson in Minnesota, 2006 Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Göran Bror Benny Andersson Born = birth date and age|1946|12|16 Origin = Vällingby, Stockholm …

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  • 60Belfast — This article is about the capital of Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Belfast (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°55′48″W / 54.597°N 5.930°W / …

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