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  • 11infanticide — infanticidal, adj. /in fan teuh suyd /, n. 1. the act of killing an infant. 2. the practice of killing newborn infants. 3. a person who kills an infant. [1650 60; (def. 1) < LL infanticidium; (def. 2) < LL infanticida. See INFANT, I , CIDE] * * * …

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  • 12jewel — jewellike, adj. /jooh euhl/, n., v., jeweled, jeweling or (esp. Brit.) jewelled, jewelling. n. 1. a cut and polished precious stone; gem. 2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, esp. of a precious metal set with gems. 3. a precious&#8230; …

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  • 13Czechoslovak history — Introduction       history of the region comprising the historical lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia from prehistoric times through their federation, under the name Czechoslovakia, during 1918–92. With the dissolution of the Czechoslovak&#8230; …

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  • 14valuable — I. a. 1. Precious, useful, serviceable. 2. Precious, costly, expensive. 3. Worthy, estimable. II. n. Thing of value, treasure, precious possession …

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  • 15jewel — /ˈdʒuəl / (say joohuhl) noun 1. a cut and polished precious or semiprecious stone; a gem. 2. a fashioned ornament for personal adornment, usually set with gems. 3. a precious possession. 4. a thing or person of great worth or rare excellence. 5.&#8230; …

  • 16List of Di-Gata Defenders characters — This is the list of both known major and minor characters for the animated television series Di Gata Defenders.Main Six DefendersSeth (voiced by Noah Cappe):At the age of fourteen (age at Trouble in Paradise ) Seth is the leader of the Di Gata&#8230; …

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  • 17Heresy — • St. Thomas defines heresy: a species of infidelity in men who, having professed the faith of Christ, corrupt its dogmas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heresy     Heresy      …

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  • 18Shaggy Rogers — Shaggy redirects here. For other uses, see Shaggy (disambiguation). Norville Shaggy Rogers Scooby Doo character Portrayed by Matthew Lillard …

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  • 19Bridget Riley — For the boxer, see Bridgett Riley. Infobox Artist bgcolour = name = Bridget Riley imagesize = 220px caption = Movement in Squares , 1961. birthname = Bridget L Riley birthdate = Birth date and age|1931|4|24|mf=y location = London, England, United …

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  • 20A House of Pomegranates — is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1892). Wilde once said that this collection was intended neither for the British child nor the British public …

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