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  • 111Loanword — A loanword (or loan word ) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the… …

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  • 112Gravity's Rainbow — Infobox Book name = Gravity s Rainbow image caption = First edition cover design author = Thomas Pynchon country = United States language = English cover artist = series = genre = Historical novel, Postmodern literature, Hysterical realism… …

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  • 113Marjory Stoneman Douglas — Born April 7, 1890( …

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  • 114Bollocks — Bollox redirects here. For the board game, see Bōku (game). Bollocks /ˈbɒləks/ is a word of Anglo Saxon origin, meaning testicles . The word is often used figuratively in British English, as a noun to mean nonsense , an expletive following a… …

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  • 115Dominionism — For the advocacy of dominion status in the British Empire and Commonwealth, see Dominion. For the advocacy of the rights and interests of humans in relation to environmentalism and/or animal rights, see Anthropocentrism. Dominionism is a term… …

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  • 116Elderly martial arts master — The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in fiction, especially martial arts films.[1] Typically East Asian, he is a near invincible master of the martial arts, despite his age and presumed decrease in physical strength. Most often he …

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  • 117Genseiryu Karate-do International Federation — The Genseiryu Karate do International Federation was established in 1962 by Kunihiko Tosa and junior co worker Yoshimitsu Furuya. Dojo kun * Hitotsu Ooinaru Yuki wo Yashinau koto ( One Gain great courage ) * Hitotsu Reigi wo Taisetsu ni Suru koto …

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  • 118The Chrysanthemum and the Sword — For the Mad Men episode, see The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (Mad Men). The Chrysanthemum and the Sword   A …

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  • 119P. G. Wodehouse minor characters — Lists of P. G. Wodehouse characters Characters in all Wodehouse stories Characters in the Blandings stories Characters in the Drones Club stories Characters in the Jeeves stories Characters in the Mulliner stories Characters in the Ukridge… …

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  • 120Naked party — A naked or nude party is a party where the participants are required to be nude. The parties have become associated with college campuses and with college age people and have gained prominence in recent years, particularly after naked parties… …

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