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  • 51Wreathy — Wreath y, a. Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths. Wreathy spires, and cochleary turnings about. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52anfractuous — adjective Etymology: French anfractueux, from Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus coil, bend, from an (from ambi around) + fractus, from frangere to break more at ambi , break Date: 1619 full of windings and intricate turnings ;… …

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  • 53Heraclitus — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Heraclitus by Johannes Moreelse. The image depicts him as the weeping philosopher wringing his hands over the world and the obscure dressed… …

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  • 54Hinayana — Hīnayāna (Chinese: 小乘 Xiǎochèng ; Korean: 소승 Soseung ; Japanese: Shōjō ; Vietnamese: Tiểu thừa , bo|t=ཐེག་ཅུང་|w=, Mongolian: бага хөлгөн, baga kölgen ) is a Sanskrit and Pali term literally meaning:, the low vehicle , the inferior vehicle , or… …

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  • 55Labyrinth — This article is about the maze like structure from Greek mythology. For other uses, see Labyrinth (disambiguation). Classical labyrinth …

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  • 56Magnesium — Not to be confused with Manganese. sodium ← magnesium → aluminium Be ↑ Mg ↓ Ca …

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  • 57Thorium — (pronEng|ˈθɔːriəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. As a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive metal, it has been considered as an alternative nuclear fuel to uranium.CharacteristicsWhen pure, thorium is a… …

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  • 58Yttrium — (pronEng|ˈɪtriəm) is a chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanoids and has historically been classified as a rare earth element. Yttrium is almost always… …

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  • 59Diana Wynne Jones — Born 16 August 1934(1934 08 16) London, England Died 26 March 2011(2011 03 26) (aged 76) Bristol, England …

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  • 60Logarithmic spiral — A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral or growth spiral is a special kind of spiral curve which often appears in nature. The logarithmic spiral was first described by Descartes and later extensively investigated by Jakob Bernoulli, who called… …

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