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  • 1height — [ haıt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount how high something is, or how tall someone is: He was about the same height as his wife. in height: a graceful tower, rising to 400 feet in height someone s full height (=their height when they stand up… …

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  • 2height — noun 1 how tall sb/sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ full, maximum ▪ He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us. ▪ considerable, great, towering ▪ …

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  • 3height */*/*/ — UK [haɪt] / US noun Word forms height : singular height plural heights 1) [countable/uncountable] the degree to which something is high or someone is tall He was about the same height as his wife. in height: a graceful tower, rising to 400 feet… …

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  • 4height — /huyt/, n. 1. extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. 2. distance upward from a given level to a fixed point: the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder. 3. the… …

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  • 5height — [[t]haɪt[/t]] n. 1) extent or distance upward: The plane gained height rapidly[/ex] 2) distance upward from the lowest or a given level to a fixed point 3) the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature… …

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  • 6Great north faces of the Alps — The six great north faces of the Alps (also called the six classic north faces ) are known for their difficulty and great height. They are: *Cima Grande di Lavaredo *Eiger *Grandes Jorasses *Matterhorn *Petit Dru *Piz BadileAttaining the first… …

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  • 7height — W2S2 [haıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how tall)¦ 2¦(distance above the ground)¦ 3¦(high place)¦ 4 new/great/dizzy etc heights 5 the height of something 6 be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc 7 be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬… …

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  • 8Great Purge — ( ru. Большая чистка, transliterated Bolshaya chistka ) was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in 1937 1938. Orlando Figes The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin s… …

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  • 9height — [hīt] n. [< earlier highth < ME heighthe < OE hiehthu (akin to Goth hauhitha) < heah: see HIGH & TH1] 1. the topmost point of anything 2. the highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination [the height of absurdity] 3.… …

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  • 10Great Northern — Жанры Альтернативный рок[1] инди рок[1] Годы …

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