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  • 1ACTIVE LIFE — …

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  • 2The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies — Infobox Film name = The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies image size = caption = director = Walter Edwin producer = writer = Acton Davies narrator = starring = Mary Fuller Yale Boss music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 31 …

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  • 3Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life — Page de titre de Essay on Education de Joseph Priestley. Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life est un traité d éducation, publié en 1765, par le polymathe britannique Joseph Priestley …

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  • 4Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life — (1765) is an educational treatise by the eighteenth century British polymath Joseph Priestley. [Priestley, Joseph. Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life . London: Printed for C. Henderson under the Royal Exchange; T.… …

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  • 5active — ac|tive1 W2S2 [ˈæktıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(busy)¦ 2¦(involved)¦ 3¦(functioning)¦ 4¦(doing something)¦ 5¦(volcano)¦ 6¦(grammar)¦ 7¦(chemical)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: activus, from agere; ACT1 …

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  • 6active — actively, adv. activeness, n. /ak tiv/, adj. 1. engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life. 2. being in a state of existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities. 3. involving physical effort …

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  • 7active — [[t]æ̱ktɪv[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things. Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing. ...a long and active life. Ant: sedentary 2) ADJ GRADED If you have an active mind …

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  • 8active — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French actif, from Latin activus, from actus, past participle of agere to drive, do more at agent Date: 14th century 1. characterized by action rather than by contemplation or …

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  • 9active — ac•tive [[t]ˈæk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) engaged in action or activity; characterized by energetic work, motion, etc.: an active life[/ex] 2) being in existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities[/ex] 3) marked by or disposed to direct involvement… …

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  • 10active — adj. & n. adj. 1 a consisting in or marked by action; energetic; diligent (leads an active life; an active helper). b able to move about or accomplish practical tasks (infirmity made him less active). 2 working, operative (an active volcano). 3… …

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