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  • 81Gabriel Casaccia — Infobox Writer name = Gabriel Casaccia Bibolini caption = Gabriel Casaccia birthdate = birth date|1907|4|20|mf=y birthplace = Asunción, Paraguay deathdate = death date and age|1980|11|24|1907|4|20 deathplace = Buenos Aires, Argentina occupation …

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  • 82Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men) — This article is about the Two and a Half Men character. For other uses, see Alan Harper (disambiguation). Alan Harper Two and a Half Men character First appearance …

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  • 83cheese-paring — cheese par·ing (chēzʹpâr ĭng) adj. Miserly; stingy. n. 1. Something of little or no value. 2. Stinginess; parsimony. * * * …

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  • 84generosity — /jen euh ros i tee/, n., pl. generosities. 1. readiness or liberality in giving. 2. freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character. 3. a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities. 4. largeness or fullness; amplitude. [1375… …

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  • 85parsimony — /pahr seuh moh nee/, n. extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness. [1400 50; late ME parcimony < L parsimonia, parcimonia frugality, thrift, equiv. to parsi (comb. form of parsus, ptp. of parcere to economize) or parci&#8230; …

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  • 86character writer — ▪ literature       any writer who produced a type of character sketch that was popular in 17th century England and France. Their writings stemmed from a series of character sketches that the Greek philosopher and teacher Theophrastus (fl. c. 372&#8230; …

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  • 87Coeur d'Alêne Indians — • A small tribe of Salishan stock formerly ranging along the lake and river of the same name in northern Idaho Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Coeur d Alene Indians     Coeur d Alêne Indians …

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  • 88stingily — adverb In a stingy manner. See Also: stinginess …

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  • 89meanness — noun a) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison b) A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness …

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  • 90parsimony — noun a) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. b) By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem. Syn: economy, frugality, stinginess, niggardliness See Also: parsimonious …

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