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  • 51shibboleth —   n. slogan; watchword; anything forming test of loyalty, nationality, etc., or distinguishing a party or denomination; linguistic peculiarity.    ♦ shibbolethic, a …

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  • 52shibboleth — n. a long standing formula, doctrine, or phrase, etc., held to be true by a party or sect (must abandon outdated shibboleths). Etymology: ME f. Heb. sibbolet ear of corn, used as a test of nationality for its difficult pronunciation (Judg. 12:6) …

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  • 53Doris Salcedo — Shibboleth at Tate Modern Doris Salcedo (born 1958) is a Colombian born sculptor. Salcedo completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in 1980, before traveling to New York, where she completed a Master of Fine Arts… …

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  • 54List of shibboleths — Below are listed various examples of shibboleths. Note that many apocryphal shibboleths exist, and that since, by definition, shibboleths rely on stereotypical pronunciation traits, they may not accurately describe the speech of all members of… …

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  • 55catchword — catchword, byword, shibboleth, slogan mean a phrase that catches the eye or the ear and is repeated so often that it becomes a formula. Catchword usually applies to a phrase that serves as the formula or identification mark of an emotionally… …

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  • 56Maison de Finwë — La Maison de Finwë est dans le légendaire de l écrivain britannique J. R. R. Tolkien la maison royale du peuple elfique des Noldor. La maison a été fondée par Finwë, le premier Grand Roi des Noldor, qui durant les Années des Arbres guida son… …

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  • 59Maedhros — Tolkien s legendarium character Aliases the Tall Nelyafinwë Maitimo Russandol Race Elves Book(s) The Silmarillion …

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  • 60Athens access and identity management — Athens is an Access and Identity Management service that is supplied by Eduserv to provide single sign on to protected resources combined with full user management capability. Organisations adopting the Athens service can choose between the… …

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