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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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