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  • 101clerk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. salesperson, man, or woman; registrar, scribe, secretary; copyist, writer. See writing, accounting, auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A person engaged in selling] Syn. salesclerk, salesperson,… …

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  • 102scribe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrivener, secretary, amanuensis, clerk, copyist; writer, author. See writing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who transcribes professionally] Syn. copyist, clerk, secretary, keeper of accounts, copier,… …

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  • 103Imitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Imitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 imitation imitation Sgm: N 1 copying copying &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 transcription transcription Sgm: N 1 repetition repetition duplication reduplication Sgm: N …

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  • 104Artist — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Artist >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 artist artist Sgm: N 1 painter painter limner drawer sketcher designer engraver Sgm: N 1 master master old master Sgm: N 1 draughtsman …

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  • 105BERECHIAH — (fourth cent.), Palestinian amora; sometimes referred to in the Midrash as R. Berechiah ha Kohen. His father s name was apparently Ḥiyya (Tanḥ. B. Gen. 60, cf. Lev. R. 31); was a pupil of R …

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  • 106BOOKS — Production and Treatment The history of Hebrew bookmaking is as old as the history of the Jewish people and goes back for more than 3,000 years. It may be divided into three periods: from earliest times to the final editing of the Talmud (sixth… …

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  • 107TROKI, ISAAC BEN ABRAHAM — (c. 1533–c. 1594), karaite scholar, born in Troki (according to Mann s hypothesis, he was born and died eight years earlier than the above dates). Troki s learning earned him the respect and deference of his fellow Karaites, and his knowledge of… …

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  • 108Actuaries — Actuary Ac tu*a*ry, n.; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.] 1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar… …

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  • 109Actuary — Ac tu*a*ry, n.; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.] 1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally. [1913 …

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  • 110Mimic — Mim ic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

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