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incest - Etymology dictionary

21.02.2021 — (n.) c.1200, the crime of sexual intercourse between near kindred, from O.Fr. inceste and directly from L. incestum unchastity, impious unchastity, also specifically ...
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oogenesis - Etymology dictionary

09.10.2020 — (n.) formation of the ovum, 1892, from OO (Cf. oo ) + GENESIS (Cf. genesis)
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Rosai-Dorfman disease - Medical dictionary

24.02.2021 — a rare syndrome, seen usually in children or adolescents, in which cervical lymph nodes (and sometimes other lymph nodes) are massively swollen and contain ...
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Knight - Wikipedia

Etymology. The word knight, from Old English cniht ("boy" or "servant"), is a cognate of the German word Knecht ("servant, bondsman, vassal"). This meaning, of unknown origin, is common among West Germanic languages (cf Old Frisian kniucht, Dutch knecht, Danish knægt, Swedish knekt, Norwegian knekt, Middle High German kneht, all meaning "boy, youth, lad").
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tender loving care - A dictionary of euphemisms

03.08.2020 — allow to die Hospital jargon of those mortally ill without hope of recovery. If you see the initials TLC on the charts at the foot of your bed, put your affairs in order.
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Mayflower Compact - Ballentine's law dictionary

05.08.2020 — A compact made and signed by 41 adult male members of the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, off the coast of what later became the state of Massachusetts, ...
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pince-nez - Etymology dictionary

12.01.2021 — (n.) folding eyeglasses, 1876, French, lit. pinch nose, from pincer to pinch + nez nose.
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Potempa murder of 1932 - Wikipedia

The Potempa Murder of 1932 was a cause célèbre during Germany's Weimar Republic and the rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.Committed by Nazi Party members, the brutal murder cast a dark shadow over the political advance of Hitler and the Nazis at the time. Many acts of violence would follow; the Potempa Murder was an early precursor.
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iproniazid - Medical dictionary

27.09.2020 — An antituberculous and antidepressant agent similar to isoniazid, but more toxic and rarely used; it inhibits monoamine oxidase. The first antidepressant agent.
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ROMANTIC ARCHITECTURE

In architecture, Romanticism often evokes past styles, such as the Gothic style, seen in the mid-19th-century Gothic Revival.Other types of Romantic architecture are illustrated in a variety of styles considered "exotic" due to their displacement into a "foreign" setting …
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Rottweiler - Etymology dictionary

28.04.2020 — Look at other dictionaries: · — FCI Standard Nr. · — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rottweiler Rottweiler con rabo sin cortar. · — ou rottweiller [ rɔtvajlɶr ] n. m. • ...
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builder - Etymology dictionary

01.03.2021 — builder — build‧er [ˈbɪldə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY JOBS a person or company that builds or repairs buildings: • He called in a local firm of builders.
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Ramallah - English contemporary dictionary

01.03.2021 — Look at other dictionaries: Ramallah — Other transcription(s) – Arabic رام الله – Also spelled Ramallah (official) Ramallah skyline … Wikipedia. Ramallah — رام ...
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lactiferous sinus - Medical dictionary

25.09.2020 — n an expansion in a lactiferous duct at the base of the nipple in which milk accumulates.
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Morality play - Wikipedia

The morality play is a genre of medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known as interludes, a broader term for dramas with or without a moral. Morality plays are a type of allegory in which the protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attributes who try to prompt them to choose a good life over one of evil.
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графо- - Macedonian dictionary

26.10.2020 — Look at other dictionaries: графо... — графо... ( (гр. grapho пишу) первая составная часть сложных слов, обозначающая: относящийся к письму, черчению, ...
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Esmarch bandage (tourniquet) - Medical dictionary

20.01.2021 — Es·march bandage (tourniquet) (esґmahrk) [Johann Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon, 1823–1908] see under bandage.