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  • 71rationalize — v. (also ise) 1 a tr. offer or subconsciously adopt a rational but specious explanation of (one s behaviour or attitude). b intr. explain one s behaviour or attitude in this way. 2 tr. make logical and consistent. 3 tr. make (a business etc.)… …

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  • 72JUDEO-ARABIC LITERATURE — JUDEO ARABIC LITERATURE, written in Arabic by Jews for Jews. It is written in an idiom which is linguistically closer to the spoken form of Arabic than is the idiom used in Muslim literature. It may plausibly be assumed that, prior to the rise of …

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  • 73Historical materialism — Part of a series on Marxism …

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  • 74Mickey Mouse universe — Mickey Mouse s house at Mickey s Toontown, Disneyland The Mickey Mouse universe is a fictional universe where cartoon characters created by The Walt Disney Company live, the most prominent of which is Mickey Mouse. It is coexistent with the Duck… …

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  • 75History of fantasy — Though the fantasy genre in its modern sense is less than two centuries old, its antecedents have a long and distinguished history. Elements of the supernatural and the fantastic were an element of literature from its beginning. The hallmarks… …

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  • 76Christianity and violence — The Crusades were a series of military campaigns fought mainly between European Christians and Muslims. Shown here is a battle scene from the First Crusade …

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  • 77clear up — I. (Neuter.) Become fair, clear off, clear away, break, break up, break away. II. (Active.) Explain, expound, make out, make plain, satisfactorily account for, relieve from suspicion, explain away, relieve from doubt …

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  • 78Pingu episodes series 3 — This is an list of episodes with synopses for series 3 of the stop motion animated television series Pingu . =Series 1 (1986 1991)= =Series 2 (1991 1994)= =Series 3 (1994 1996)= Pingu Goes Cross Country Skiing :Alternative titles Pingu the Cross… …

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  • 79Jacques Benveniste — was a French immunologist (March 12, 1935 October 3, 2004).In 1979 he published in the French Compte rendus de l Académie des Sciences a well known paper where he contributes to the description of the structure of the platelet activating factor… …

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  • 80Nathan Petrelli — Heroes character Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli First appearance Genesis Last appearance …

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