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  • 51offspring — n. 1. Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity. 2. Production …

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  • 52offspring — /ˈɒfsprɪŋ / (say ofspring) noun 1. children or young of a particular parent or progenitor. 2. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents. 3. a descendant. 4. descendants collectively. 5. the product, result, or effect of something:… …

  • 53offspring — [ôf′spriŋ΄] n. pl. offspring or offsprings [ME ofspring < OE: see OFF1 & SPRING] 1. a child or animal as related to its parent 2. a descendant or descendants collectively; progeny 3. a product, outcome, or result …

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  • 54progeny — n. 1 the offspring of a person or other organism. 2 a descendant or descendants. 3 an outcome or issue. Etymology: ME f. OF progenie f. L progenies f. progignere (as PROGENITOR) …

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  • 55Royal House of Gondor —    Descendants of the rulers of the South kingdom.    The extended house of the nobles and royalty of Gondor, descended from its first Kings. The house included the Kings of Gondor and their heirs, of course, but also their siblings and their… …

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  • 56Jefferson-Hemings controversy — Thomas Jefferson The Jefferson Hemings controversy concerns the question of whether there was an intimate relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his mixed race slave, Sally Hemings. The controversy started as early as the 1790s. While some… …

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  • 57List of sub-clans of the Kachhawa clan — Sub Clans of Kachwaha Rajputs Introduction and Definition of clans Rajput is a term used for princely Kshatriyas literally meaning the Son of King . It is mentioned in Yajurveda, which is oldest. The Suryavanshi or of Sun Dynasty followed a rule… …

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  • 58ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit …

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  • 59Osmanoğlu family — The Imperial Ottoman family ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 until the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1922. The rule of one single family, for more than 600 years, over an Empire that was once the most powerful in the world is… …

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  • 60Janjua Rajput — The Janjua Rajput (Urdu: جنجوعہ, Punjabi ਜਨ੍ਜੁਅ) (also spelt Janjuha, Janjuah ) is a highly dominant and renowned royal warrior clan of Northern India and Pakistan. They are known as the most Valiant Kshatriyas (Warriors) of Punjab. [ History of… …

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