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  • 11resources — n. pl. Money, wealth, funds, pecuniary means, supplies, available means …

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  • 12John Hunter (surgeon) — Infobox Medical Person name =John Hunter image = box width = image width = caption =Engraving from portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds in the Royal College of Surgeons. The skeleton of the Irish Giant Charles Byrne is in the background. birth date… …

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  • 13Lykaia — In Ancient Greece, the Lykaia (Greek: λυκαια) was an archaic festival with a secret ritual on the slopes of Mount Lykaion ( Wolf Mountain ), the tallest peak in rustic Arcadia. The rituals and myths of this primitive rite of passage centered upon …

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  • 14admission — /ad mish euhn/, n. 1. the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country. 2. right or permission to enter: granting… …

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  • 15straiten — /strayt n/, v.t. 1. to put into difficulties, esp. financial ones: His obligations had straitened him. 2. to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc: Poverty straitens one s way of living. 3. Archaic. a. to make narrow. b. to… …

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  • 16straiten — /ˈstreɪtn/ (say straytn) verb (t) 1. to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: in straitened circumstances. 2. to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc. 3. Obsolete to make narrow. 4. Obsolete to confine within narrow …

  • 17MAINTENANCE — (Heb. מְזוֹנוֹת, mezonot), generally speaking, the supply of all the necessaries of the party entitled thereto, i.e., not only food, but also matters such as medical expenses, raiment, lodging, etc. (Sh. Ar., EH 73:7; see husband and wife ). When …

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  • 18money — moneyless, adj. /mun ee/, n., pl. moneys, monies, adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. 2. See paper money. 3. gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public …

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  • 19MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …

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  • 20DIVORCE — (Heb. גֵּרוּשִׁין), the formal dissolution of the marriage bond. IN THE BIBLE Divorce was accepted as an established custom in ancient Israel (cf. Lev. 21:7, 14; 22:13; Num. 30:10; Deut. 22:19, 29). In keeping with the other cultures of the Near… …

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