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• Guild
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] gield tribute, guild *1 : an [[association]] of people with similar interests or pursuits; especially : a medieval association of
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• Odor
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] odour, from Anglo-French odur, from [[Latin]] odor; akin to Latin olēre ...r]], age, state of [[health]], and private affectations. Common odors that people are used to, such as their own [[body]] odor, are less noticeable to [[indi
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• Solitary confinement
  ...wn''', M2030D, "the SHU" (pronounced 'shoe') or "the pound" (or in British English "the block"), is a punishment or special form of imprisonment in which a pr ...consider it necessary for prisoners who are considered dangerous to other people ('the most predatory' prisoners), those who might be capable of leading cri
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• Sacred
  ...itual context ("sacred truths" in a constitution). It is often ascribed to people ("a holy man" of religious occupation, "holy prophet" who is venerated by h ...is Old English root. The modern word 'health' is also derived from the Old English hal. As “wholeness”, holiness may be taken to indicate a state of relig
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• Petition
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] petition-, petitio, from petere to seek ...se of Commons] in the 18th and 19th centuries, the largest being the Great/People's Charter, or petition of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartists Char
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• Land
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old High German lant land, Middle Irish lann *4 : the people of a country <the land rose in [[rebellion]]>
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• Re-public
  1604, "state in which supreme power rests in the people," from Fr. république, from L. respublica (abl. republica), lit. res publi ..., whereas republic implied a system of government in which the will of the people was mediated by representatives, who might be wiser and better educated tha
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• Queer
  ...ive senses in German are apparently much later [[developments]] than the [[English]] [[word]]. ...strongly pejorative use has certainly not vanished, but a use by some gay people and some academics as a neutral or even positive term has established itsel
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• Curse
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] * German people, including the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch Pennsylvan
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• Sage
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from Vulgar [[Latin]] *sapius, from Latin sapere to ta *2. senseless people, because they think they are wise.
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• Jargon
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French jargun, gargon ...ued, "It seems that one ought to begin by composing this [[language]], but people begin by speaking and [[writing]] and the [[language]] remains to be [[comp
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• 2008-02-26-Let Others Talk
  ...r itself, and will not need any demonstration. Sometimes you wish to help people in seeing their errors, and show them the best way. Translated into English from the Spanish transcript by Nelson.
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• Nap
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] hnappian; akin to Old High German hnaffezen to doze ...onal]] daily [[practice]]. It is common for small [[children]] and elderly people to take frequent naps. However, naps are not recommended for those sufferin
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• Folklore
  ...[customs]], [[tales]], sayings, [[dances]], or art forms preserved among a people ...people who study folklore are sometimes referred to as "folklorists". The English antiquarian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms William Thoms] int
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• Publishing
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], [[modification]] of Anglo-French publier, from [[Latin]] publicare, from ...liser to announce, make [[public]] (early 15th cent. or earlier; perhaps < English). Compare Old Occitan publicar (late 12th cent.; also poblicar, pobleiar, p
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• Prison
  .../index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] prehension-, prehensio act of seizing, A '''prison''' (from Old French prisoun) is a place in which people are [[physically]] confined and, usually, deprived of a range of [[personal
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• Masochism
  ...[words]]. [[English]] has thousands of such words, taken from the names of people both real and [[fictional]]. Masochism comes from the name of the 19th cent
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• Sin
  * Punishment for sins, from other people, from God either in life or in [[afterlife]], or from the [[Universe]] in g The [[word]] sin derives from [[Old English]] synn, recorded in use as early as the 9th century.[1] The same [[root]] a
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• Myopia
  ...as being ''nearsighted'' (American English) and ''shortsighted'' (British English), is a condition of the eye where the [[light]] that comes in does not dire ...the United States, and 10–20% in Africa. Myopia is less common in African people and associated diaspora. In Americans between the ages of 12 and 54, myopia
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• Pharisees
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] farise, from Late Latin pharisaeus, from [[Greek]] pharisaios, from Aramai ...tes that the ''Pharisees'' received the backing and goodwill of the common people, apparently in [[contrast]] to the more elite [https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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