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Land boat — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Sundarbans — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = The Sundarbans State Party = West Bengal (India),Bangladesh Type = Natural Criteria = ix, x ID = 798 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1997 Session = 21st Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/798The Sundarbans ( bn.… … Wikipedia
Non-monumental uses of Ogham — As well as its use for monumental inscriptions, the Old Irish ogham alphabet was used for short messages on wood or metal, either to relay messages, or to denote ownership of the object inscribed. Some of these messages seem to have been cryptic… … Wikipedia
Scholastic ogham — Use of the early medieval Irish ogham alphabet is largely divided between monumental epigraphy and scholastic use in, or influenced by, manuscript tradition, Scholastic ogham notably involves artificial expansions of the alphabet, such as the… … Wikipedia
Louis Lesser — during a discussion of Lesser Diesel Enterprises Born June 15, 1916 (1916 06 15) (age 95) Los Angeles, California, United States … Wikipedia
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United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
phonetics — /feuh net iks, foh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. Cf. acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics,… … Universalium
