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  • 21MIRACLE — Biblical Hebrew has no word corresponding to the English miracle. Occasionally, the Bible mentions wonders (peleʾ, niflaʾot) meaning miracles (Ex. 3:20; Josh. 3:5; Ps. 78:11; etc.), but the meaning of wonder is much broader than miracle. A… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 22Emergencies — Emergency E*mer gen*cy, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See {Emergence}.] 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. [1913 Webster] Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 23Emergency — E*mer gen*cy, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See {Emergence}.] 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. [1913 Webster] Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. An… …

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  • 24bolt — I. /boʊlt / (say bohlt) noun 1. a movable bar which when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc. 2. the part of a lock which is protruded from and drawn back into the case, as by the action of the key. 3. a strong metal pin, often with a… …

  • 25Trypanosoma cruzi — Taxobox color = khaki name = Trypanosoma cruzi image caption = Trypanosoma cruzi , crithidia. domain = Eukarya regnum = Protista phylum = Euglenozoa classis = Kinetoplastida ordo = Trypanosomatida genus = Trypanosoma species = T. cruzi… …

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  • 26emergency — /i merr jeuhn see/, n., pl. emergencies, adj. n. 1. a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action. 2. a state, esp. of need for help or relief, created by some unexpected event: a weather emergency; a… …

    Universalium

  • 27surprise — surprisedly /seuhr pruy zid lee, pruyzd , seuh /, adv. surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz , seuh /, v., surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty… …

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  • 28emergency — e•mer•gen•cy [[t]ɪˈmɜr dʒən si[/t]] n. pl. cies, adj. 1) a sudden, urgent, usu. unexpected occurrence requiring immediate action 2) a situation requiring help or relief, usu. created by an unexpected event: a weather emergency[/ex] 3) required or …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Natural History (Pliny) — Naturalis Historia, 1669 edition, title page. The title at the top reads: Volume I of the Natural History of Gaius Plinius Secundus. The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the… …

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  • 30Accident — Ac ci*dent, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See {Cadence}, {Case}.] 1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one s foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden,… …

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