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  • 21Relieved — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …

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  • 22Relieving — Relieve Re*lieve (r? l?v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved} ( l?vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F. relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re re + levare to raise …

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  • 23Sightliness — Sight li*ness, n. The state of being sightly; comeliness; conspicuousness. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Solar prominences — Prominence Prom i*nence, Prominency Prom i*nen*cy, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which… …

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  • 25conspicuity — noun Date: 1601 the quality or state of being conspicuous ; conspicuousness …

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  • 26conspicuous — adjective Etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to get sight of, from com + specere to look more at spy Date: circa 1534 1. obvious to the eye or mind < conspicuous changes > 2. attracting attention ; striking …

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  • 27evident — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin evident , evidens, from e + vident , videns, present participle of vidēre to see more at wit Date: 14th century clear to the vision or understanding Synonyms: evident, manifest,&#8230; …

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  • 28impertinent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin impertinent , impertinens, from Latin in + pertinent , pertinens, present participle of pertinēre to pertain Date: 14th century 1. not pertinent ; irrelevant 2. a. not&#8230; …

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  • 29moment — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movēre to move Date: 14th century 1. a. a minute portion or point of time ; instant b. a comparatively brief&#8230; …

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  • 30Motorcycle — For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). A 1954 Triumph T110 650&#160;cc motorcycle …

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