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81minimize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reduce, lessen; belittle, gloss over, run down, deprecate, detract from. See detraction, unimportance.Ant., maximize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lessen, depreciate, reduce; see decrease 2 , depreciate .… …
82Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …
83Croatian War of Independence — Part of the Yugoslav Wars …
84Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus — Palestinians The causes and explanations of the exodus of Palestinian Arabs that arose during the 1947 1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab Israeli War are a matter of great controversy among historians of, and commentators on …
85Manuel Tinio — Youngest General of the Philippine Revolution Army Former Governor of Nueva Ecija Governor of Nueva Ecija, Philippines I …
86mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
87muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …
88pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
89religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
90Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
