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  • 71narration — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. description, narrative, account; see report 1 , story . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. recounting, telling, description, chronicling, portrayal, detailing, account, summary. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A recounting of …

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  • 72recount — {{11}}recount (n.) a new count (especially in an election), 1855, Amer.Eng., from RE (Cf. re ) + COUNT (Cf. count) (n). {{12}}recount (v.1) to tell, mid 15c., from O.N.Fr. and Anglo French reconter (12c.), from O.Fr. re (see RE (Cf. re …

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  • 73recount — I UK [rɪˈkaʊnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms recount : present tense I/you/we/they recount he/she/it recounts present participle recounting past tense recounted past participle recounted formal * to say what happened She recounted her… …

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  • 74play-by-play — ☆ play by play [plā′bī plā′ ] adj. recounting each play of a game or incident of a happening as it occurs or occurred n. such a recounting, as that broadcast on a TV or radio program …

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  • 75DULCEA OF WORMS — (d. 1196), wife of R. eleazar ben judah of worms . Dulcea came from medieval German Jewry s elite leadership class. Married to a leading figure in the Ḥasidei Ashkenaz , the German Jewish pietist movement, she was the economic support for an… …

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  • 76EPSTEIN, LESLIE — (1938– ), U.S. writer. Born in Los Angeles and having a father as well as an uncle who were screenwriters (Julius J. and philip g. epstein ), Leslie Epstein was no outsider to Hollywood life: his San Remo Drive: A Novel from Memory (2003) is a… …

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  • 77JUDEO-PERSIAN — JUDEO PERSIAN, a form of Persian used by Jews and written in Hebrew characters. The oldest Judeo Persian texts are the earliest known records in the Persian language (see judeo persian Literature below). These consist of the inscriptions of Tang… …

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  • 78Enumeration — E*nu mer*a tion, n. [L. enumeratio: cf. F. [ e]num[ e]ration.] 1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting. [1913 Webster] 2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed. [1913 Webster] Because almost every… …

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  • 79War story — A recounting of a memorable personal experience, especially one involving challenge, hardship, danger, or other interesting features. [PJC] …

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  • 80odyssey — noun (plural seys) Etymology: the Odyssey, epic poem attributed to Homer recounting the long wanderings of Odysseus Date: 1889 1. a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune 2. an intellectual or spiritual wandering or… …

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