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  • 11assurer — [ asyre ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1080 v. pron.; lat. pop. °assecurare, de securus → sûr I ♦ (XIIe) 1 ♦ Vx Mettre (qqn) dans un état de sécurité, de confiance. ⇒ rassurer. « Et tâchons d assurer la Reine, qui te craint » (P. Corneille). 2 ♦… …

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  • 12repartir — 1. repartir [ repartir; r(ə)partir ] ou répartir [ repartir ] v. tr. <conjug. : 16; auxil. avoir > • 1580; de re et 1. partir ♦ Vx ou littér. Répliquer, répondre. (En incise) Littér. « Vous adorez un bœuf ! est il possible ? [...] Il n y a… …

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  • 13répartir — 1. repartir [ repartir; r(ə)partir ] ou répartir [ repartir ] v. tr. <conjug. : 16; auxil. avoir > • 1580; de re et 1. partir ♦ Vx ou littér. Répliquer, répondre. (En incise) Littér. « Vous adorez un bœuf ! est il possible ? [...] Il n y a… …

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  • 14songer — [ sɔ̃ʒe ] v. tr. ind. <conjug. : 3> • sunjer que 1080; lat. somniare 1 ♦ Vx Faire un songe, rêver. Le pauvre « songe dans son dernier sommeil qu il s assied au haut bout de la table pour un festin » (Suarès). 2 ♦ (1278) Absolt Rêver,… …

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  • 15pottery — /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… …

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  • 16GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …

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  • 17metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …

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  • 18Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …

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  • 19break — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about ship, about face, abrade, abrasion, abscond, abysm, abyss, accidentality, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodation, accustom, actuarial calculation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, adjustment,… …

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  • 20Tattoo — For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). A tattooed woman in the United States, ca. 1907. A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification,… …

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