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  • 31relax — relaxative, relaxatory /ri lak seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. relaxer, n. /ri laks /, v.t. 1. to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles. 2. to diminish the force of. 3. to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 4. to… …

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  • 32relax — re•lax [[t]rɪˈlæks[/t]] v. t. 1) to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles[/ex] 2) to diminish the force or intensity of, as effort or concentration; slacken or abate 3) to make less strict or severe, as rules or… …

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  • 33St. Paul —     St. Paul     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Paul     I. PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS     A. Apocryphal Acts of St. Paul     Professor Schmidt has published a photographic copy, a transcription, a German translation, and a commentary of a Coptic… …

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  • 34relax — [ri laks′] vt. [ME relaxen, to loosen < L relaxare < re , back + laxare, to loosen, widen < laxus, loose: see LAX] 1. to make looser, or less firm or tense [to relax one s grip] 2. to make less strict or severe; soften [to relax… …

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  • 35Amate — Part of the Huexotzinco Codex, written on amate. Amate (Spanish: amate from Nahuatl: āmatl) is a form of paper that has been manufactured in Mexico since the pre Hispanic times. Amate paper was extensively produced an …

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  • 36re|lax´er — re|lax «rih LAKS», transitive verb. 1. to make less stiff or firm; loosen: »Relax your muscles to rest them. 2. to make less strict or severe; lessen in force: »Discipline was relaxed on the last day of school. Gloria…slowly relaxes her… …

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  • 37re|lax — «rih LAKS», transitive verb. 1. to make less stiff or firm; loosen: »Relax your muscles to rest them. 2. to make less strict or severe; lessen in force: »Discipline was relaxed on the last day of school. Gloria…slowly relaxes her threatening… …

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  • 38Nikolai Leskov — Portrait of Leskov by Valentin Serov, 1894 Born February 16, 1831(1831 02 16) Oryol, Russia Died March 5, 1 …

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  • 39relax — /rəˈlæks / (say ruh laks) verb (t) 1. to make lax, or less tense, rigid, or firm: to relax the muscles. 2. to diminish the force of. 3. to slacken or abate, as effort, attention, etc. 4. to make less strict or severe, as rules, discipline, etc.… …

  • 40Carl Friedrich Goerdeler — Infobox Person name = Carl Friedrich Goerdeler caption = birth date = Birth date|1884|07|31 birth place = Schneidemühl, Germany (modern Piła, Poland) death date = Death date|1945|2|2 death place = Berlin party=DNVP spouse = Anneliese Ulrich… …

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