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  • 21Mucous tissue — Mucous Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… …

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  • 22lubricious — or lubricous adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin lubricus, from Latin, slippery, easily led astray Date: 1535 1. marked by wantonness ; lecherous; also salacious 2. [Latin lubricus] having a smooth or slippery quality < a lubricious skin > • …

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  • 23Shamanism — Shaman redirects here. For other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman, of probable Khakas ethnicity.[1] Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a&#8230; …

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  • 24Conga (comparsa) — Congas and comparsas are different parts of the carnivals of Santiago de Cuba.[1], and by extension, similar groups may be found in carnivals in Havana. The congas are formed by a cornet china [2] and a group of percussionists, playing drums and&#8230; …

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  • 25Shamanism among Eskimo peoples — refers to those aspects of the various Eskimo cultures that are related to the shamans’ role as a mediator between people and spirits, souls, and mythological beings. Such beliefs and practices were once widespread among Eskimo groups, but today&#8230; …

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  • 26lubric — /looh brik/, adj. Archaic. lubricous. [1480 90; < L lubricus slippery, smooth, ML: lewd] * * * …

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  • 27lubricious — lubriciously, adv. /looh brish euhs/, adj. 1. arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous. 2. lubricous. [1575 85; LUBRIC + IOUS] Syn. 1. lascivious, libidinous, pornographic, obscene. * * * …

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  • 28Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature      …

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  • 29lewd — / lüd/ adj: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive: licentious convicted of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child National Law Journal lewd·ly adv lewd·ness n …

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  • 30obscene — ob·scene /äb sēn/ adj [Middle French, from Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd]: extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also roth v. united states in the important cases section&#8230; …

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