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• Ad lib
  New Latin ''ad libitum'' '''Ad-lib''' is used to describe individual moments during live theatre when an [
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• Ad lib
  New Latin ''ad libitum'' '''Ad-lib''' is used to describe individual moments during live theatre when an [
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• Generosity
  [ad. [[Latin]] gener-sit-t-em, f. gener(o)s-us (GENEROUS.- ad. F. généreux, ad. L. gener{omac}s-us, f. gener-, genus stock, [[race]]; cf. Sp., It. generos
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• Attack
  *Ad hominem ...''ad hominem'' is a [[classic]] [[logical]] [[fallacy]]. The ''argumentum ad hominem'' is not always [[fallacious]], for in some instances questions of
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• B.C.E.
  ...ation. The use of BCE and CE has been criticized by some (who favor the BC/AD system) as being in their view "the result of secularization" and "politica ...resented as 399 BCE (the same year that is represented by 399 BC in the BC/AD system). The abbreviations are sometimes written with small capital letters
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• Adjacent
  ...L adjacent- (s. of adjacēns, prp. of adjacēre to adjoin), equiv. to ad- ad- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent
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• Paramount
  ...ont, from par by (from [[Latin]] per) + amunt above, from a to (from Latin ad) + munt mountain
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• Adoration
  ...lish]] adouren, from Anglo-French aurer, adourer, from Latin adorare, from ad- + orare to speak, [[pray]] Ad, to, and ora, mouth; (i.e. "carrying to one's mouth "), primarily an act of
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• Aspiration
  ...nch aspirer, from Latin aspirare, [[literally]], to [[breathe]] upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe
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• Attribute
  ...rom [[Latin]] attributus, past participle of attribuere to attribute, from ad- + tribuere to bestow — more at tribute
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• Baptisteria Sacra
  1st Century AD - 1700
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• Sadducees
  ...erod's Temple] in [[Jerusalem]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70_AD 70 AD], but it has been speculated that later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara
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• Acquire
  ...glish] aqueren, from Anglo-French acquerre, from [[Latin]] acquirere, from ad- + quaerere to seek, obtain
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• Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
  ...e first [[Olympic Games]] in 776 BC to the death of [[Marcus Aurelius]] in AD 180, this accessible and wide-ranging reference work draws on the groundbre
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• Attainment
  ...vict, from Vulgar [[Latin]] attangere, alteration of Latin attingere, from ad- + tangere to [[touch]]
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• Ridicule
  ...''ridicule''', also called appeal to mockery, the Horse Laugh, or reductio ad ridiculum ([[Latin]]: "reduction to the ridiculous"), is a [https://en.wiki ...confused with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum reductio ad absurdum], which is a valid [[type]] of logical [[argument]].
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• Advertising
  ...h & [[Latin]]; Anglo-French ''advertir'', from Latin ''advertere'', from ''ad''- + ''vertere'' to turn In [[Latin]], ad vertere means "to turn toward." The [[purpose]] of advertising may also be
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• Attenuate
  ...from [[Latin]] attenuatus, past participle of attenuare to make thin, from ad- + tenuis thin —
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• Codex
  ...convenient use, the codex achieved numerical parity with the scroll around AD 300, and had completely replaced it throughout the now Christianised [https
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• Accusation
  ...rom Anglo-French accuser, from [[Latin]] accusare to call to account, from ad- + causa lawsuit
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• Legate
  OF. legat, ad. L. lgtus, pa. pple. of lgre to send as a deputy (also, to bequeath)
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• Consonance
  ...edia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] F. consonance (now consonnance), ad. L. conson{a}ntia harmony, agreement, f. conson{a}nt-em pr. pple.: see CONS
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• Fanaticism
  ad. L. fanatic-us, f. fanum temple: see -ATIC. Cf. Fr. fanatique.
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• Thesaurus Linguae Graecae
  ...ost literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek litera
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• Tribulation
  ...e in the past when Roman legions destroyed [[Jerusalem]] and its temple in AD 70 during the end [[stages]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Je
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• Advocate
  ...from [[Latin]] advocatus, from past participle of advocare to summon, from ad- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox [[voice]]
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• Perspicacity
  ...'[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_the_Direction_of_the_Mind Regulæ ad directionem ingenii]'' (Rules for the direction of natural intelligence). I <blockquote>Oportet ingenii aciem ad res minimas et maxime faciles totam convertere, atque in illis diutius immo
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• State religion
  ...i/Armenian_Apostolic_Church Armenian Apostolic Church], established in 301 AD.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_religion]
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• Legacy
  OF. legacie a legateship (see 1b), = Sp. legacía, ad. med.L. lgtia the district of a legate, f. lgtus .
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• Intensity
  F. intense, ad. L. intens-us ‘stretched, strained, tight, [[violent]]’, rarely ‘inte
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• Mesopotamia
  ...er The Anabasis of Alexander]'', which was written in the late 2nd century AD, but specifically refers to sources from the time of [https://en.wikipedia. ...ive Mesopotamian states existed between the 1st century BC and 3rd century AD, including Adiabene, Osroene, and Hatra.
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• Blessing
  ...OD Old English] blǣdsian (preserved in the Northumbrian dialect around 950 AD).[1] The term also appears in other forms, such as blēdsian or bldsian
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• Crucifixion
  ...haginians, and [[Romans]] from about the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD, when in the year 337 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I Emperor
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• Doll
  ...t_Rome Rome]. The use of dolls as toys was documented in Greece around 100 AD. They have been made as crude, rudimentary playthings as well as elaborate
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• Oxford Companion to Black British History
  ...rom African auxiliaries stationed on [[Hadrian's Wall]] in the 2nd century AD, through [[John Edmonstone]], who taught taxidermy to [[Charles Darwin]],[[
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• Whirling dervish
  ...i order founded in Konya (in present-day Turkey) by the followers of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi Rumi], a 13th centu
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• The Inevitable
  [69.4] Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie. [69.6] And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
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• Union
  F. union (12-13th c., = Sp. union, Pg. união, It. unione), ad. L. union-em, unio the number one, [[unity]], uniting, etc., f. unus one.]
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• Fête
  ...ecreation]] grounds with a variety of activities. They are organised by an ad hoc committee of [[volunteers]] from organisations like [[religious]] group
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• Gregorian Calendar
  ...r of [[Jesus]]' [[incarnation]], which has been labeled the "anno Domini" (AD) era, This era was created in the 6th century by the Roman monk Dionysius E
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• Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
  ...tion]] of [[Jewish]] religious works thought to be written c 300 BC to 300 AD. They are distinguished by Protestants from the Deuterocanonical (Catholic ...ks of [[Jewish]] religious [[literature]] written from about 300 BC to 300 AD. Not all of these works are actually pseudepigraphical. It also refers to b
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• Grotesque
  ...], the unfinished palace complex started by Nero after the great fire from AD 64, which had become overgrown and buried, until they were broken into agai
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• Allocation
  ...val Latin ''allocatus'', past participle of ''allocare'', from [[Latin]] ''ad''- + ''locare'' to place, from locus place
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• Marathon
  .../en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_of_Samosata Lucian of Samosata] (2nd century AD) also gives the story but names the runner Philippides (not Pheidippides).
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• Easter
  ...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea Council of Nicaea] (AD 325). In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Eastern_Christianity Eas
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• Loyalty
  *Adjective. French. loyal, Old French. loial, leial, semi-popular ad. L. lgl-em
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• Aggression
  [[Latin]] aggression-, aggressio attack, from aggredi to attack, from ad- + gradi to step, go
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• Abdication
  ...r [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_Augustulus Romulus Augustulus] in AD 476.
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• Accommodate
  [[Latin]] accommodatus, past participle of accommodare, from ad- + commodare to make fit, from commodus suitable
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• Acquittal
  ...'acuiter'' (Provençal ''aquitar'') < late [[Latin]] ''acquitāre'', < ac- = ad- to + *quitāre, = [[Latin]] quiētare to settle; see quit n.1 As in quit,
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• Adjustment
  '''Adjustment''' (from late [[Latin]] ad-juxtare, derived from juxta, near, but early confounded with a supposed der
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• Safety
  a. F. sauveté (11th c. salvetet), ad. med.L. salvitt-em, f. salv-us SAFE. Cf. Pr. salvetat, saubetat, Sp. salved
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• 2012-09-08-Stefan's Story-A Roman Soldier Finds Jesus
  ...a.org/wiki/Nero Nero], in the year [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54_AD 54 AD], in what was known at the time as the Italian province of [https://en.wiki When I turned 18 years old, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72_AD 72 AD], I joined the legions, during the reign of emperor [https://en.wikipedia.o
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• Rome
  ...e East for four hundred years from the 1st Century BC till the 4th Century AD. Rome has a significant place in [[Christianity]] and is the present day ho
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• Homeless
  ...ss [[shelter]], a warming center, a domestic [[violence]] shelter or other ad hoc housing situation. [[Government]] homeless enumeration [[studies]] also
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• Acceleration
  [[Latin]] acceleratus, past participle of accelerare, from ad- + celer swift
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• Adult
  Latin adultus, past participle of adolescere to [[grow]] up, from ad- + -olescere (from alescere to grow)
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• Niche
  ...r an apse. Nero's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea Domus Aurea] (AD 64–69) was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were
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• Aggrandize
  French agrandiss-, stem of agrandir, from a- (from [[Latin]] ad-) + grandir to increase, from Latin grandire, from grandis great
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• Allegation
  ..., to send as a [[representative]], adduce in support of a [[plea]] (from ''ad''- + ''legare'' to depute), in part from Anglo-French ''aleger'' to lighten
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• Synoptic Gospels
  ...le|Paul]] and before the gospel according to John, thus between 60 and 115 AD. As to the specific dates for each [[book]], this largely depends on (or su
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• Endorsement
  ...d influence purchasing behavior. According to Bloomberg News, social-media-ad spending is expected to reach a total of $4.8 billion at the end of 2012 an
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• Celt
  ...and place-names. Insular Celtic is attested from about the fourth century AD in [[ogham inscription]]s. Literary tradition begins with [[Old Irish]] fro By the early first milennium AD, following the expansion of the Roman Empire and the Great Migrations (Migr
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• The Daybreak
  [89.6] Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
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• Accrue
  ...ase, from ''acreistre'' to increase, from [[Latin]] ''accrescere'', from ''ad''- + ''crescere'' to [[grow]]
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• 2021-02-05-How Progressive Are You
  The patterns of life replicate themselves ad infinitum taking myriads of plain-looking seedlings to the stunning perfect
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• Creed
  ...cene_Creed Nicene Creed], formulated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/325 AD 325] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea First Co
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• 2020-01-07-Step Out of Artificial Compartmentalization
  ...partmentalization of divisiveness! Your God-given powers will be enhanced 'ad infinitum' once you function as the intelligent and cooperative cell of a m
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• Numerology
  In 325 AD, following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea First
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• Appeasement
  ...en'', from Anglo-French ''apeser'', ''apaiser'', from a- (from ''Latin'' ''ad''-) + ''pais'' [[peace]]
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• Accent
  ...French accenter, from accent [[intonation]], from [[Latin]] accentus, from ad- + cantus [[song]] — more at [[chant]]
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• Affinity
  ...ffinitas'', from ''affinis'' bordering on, related by [[marriage]], from ''ad''- + ''finis'' end, [[border]]
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• 1994-02-08-The Present Is Now
  ...ent [[love]] and concern you show. Each one [[matures]] at their own speed ad grade of [[experience]]. Of course, you have the [[choice]] to decide when JAREL As I mentioned earlier that her [[cooperation]] is needed, ad [[communication]] is a prerequisite to cooperation. You must have serious [
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• Figure of Speech
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• Self-gratification
  *Etymology - ad. F. gratifier (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), or L. gr{atific{a}r{i}, f. gr{a}tus
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• Idols
  Middle [[English]]. a. Old French. id(e)le, and idole, ad. late L. dl-um (also dl-um in Prudentius c400, Sedulius c470), image, form,
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• Forgery
  ...printmaking improved the [[market]] for their own prints by signing them "AD", making them forgeries. In the 20th century the art market made forgeries
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• 2020-11-20-Your Dream Team
  Thought Adjuster: “God’s creative portfolio will keep expanding ad infinitum. What does it tell you about the divine mindset?
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• 2019-02-13-Verily, verily, I say to you
  ...and love have an eternal ripple effect. Once spoken, they can be repeated ad infinitum or recorded in treasured reference libraries.”
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• Mural
  ...C) and in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii Pompeii] (around 100 BC - AD 79).
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• Adoption
  ...ddle French or Latin; Middle French adopter, from [[Latin]] adoptare, from ad- + optare to [[choose]]
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• Incantation
  ...") are charms or spells. The term was loaned into [[English]] since around AD 1300. The corresponding [[native]] English term being "galdor" "song, spell
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• Joke
  ...eek]] by Hierocles and Philagrius, it dates to the third or fourth century AD, and contains some 260 jokes. Considering [[humor]] from our own [[culture]
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• Ancestry
  ...population]] of the world in around [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_AD AD 1000]. (All of these ancestors will have contributed to one's autosomal [[D
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• 2012-11-19-If I Had Only Known Who Jesus Was
  ...of Britain in 43,[4] and subjugating Judaea during the Jewish rebellion of AD 66. ...a and Otho perished in quick succession, Vitellius became Emperor in April AD 69. In response, the armies in Egypt and Judaea declared Vespasian emperor
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• Fraction
  OF. fraccion (Fr. fraction), ad. eccl.L. fractin-em, n. of [[action]] f. frangre to break.]
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• Improvisation
  ...ainment]] arts; for example, music, theatre and dance.To "extemporize" or "ad lib" is basically the same as improvising. Colloquial terms such as "let's
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• Choir
  ...s Delphic hymns] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_AD 2nd century AD]. hymns of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesomedes Mesomedes] are the most
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• Plan
  * Informal or ad-hoc plans are [[created]] by [[individuals]] in all of their pursuits.
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• Arrest
  ...ench arester to stop, arrest, from Vulgar Latin *arrestare, from [[Latin]] ad- + restare to remain
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• 2010-12-05-Serving Two Masters
  “We speak with you ad infinitum about living a more spiritual life, and that is fine, that is our
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• 2018-08-30-The Flashflood of Love
  ...signs of shriveling and withering away, as it needs more room to thrive — ad infinitum — just as a seedling has to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T
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• Array
  ...Anglo-French ''arraier'', from Vulgar Latin ''arredare'', from [[Latin]] ''ad''- + ''a'' base of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic ''garaiths'' arranged
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• 2021-05-13-It Should Be a No Brainer
  Individuals diagnosed as mentally incompetent are appointed guardians ad litem to represent their best interest and make decisions on their behalf.
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• Bethlehem
  ...sacked by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritan Samaritans] in 529 AD, during their revolt, but was rebuilt by the [[Byzantine]] emperor [https:/
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• 2006-08-10-Forgive and Forget
  ...been forgiven. Therefore, it is not seven times, but seventy times seven, ad-infinitum, and until it is totally forgotten.
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• Nectar
  ...recorded use of its current [[meaning]], "sweet liquid in flowers," was in AD 1609.
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• 2009-03-15-Rehearsed, Love, Manifest Potentials
  ===Topic: ''Rehearsed, Ad lib, Love, Manifest Potentials''=== ...you are following the script while simultaneously you are allowing for the ad libbing of your lines to fit and accommodate this preconsidered script.
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• Indian Philosophy
  # The Epic period (600 BCE &ndash; 200 [[AD]]) # The Sutra Period (after 200 [[AD]]; "the first centuries of the Christian era")
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• Corporations
  ...[[business]]. Early corporations were established by charter (i.e. by an ''ad hoc'' act passed by a parliament or [[legislature]]). Most [[jurisdictions]
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• Judea
  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan Jordan] renamed Judea and Samaria ''ad-difa’a al-gharbiya'' (translated into [[English]] as the "West Bank") aft
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