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  • 41Acquainting — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

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  • 42To be acquainted with — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …

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  • 43Contemplative prayer — In Christian mysticism, contemplative prayer or contemplation, for which the Greek term theoria (θεωρία) is also used,[1] is a form of prayer distinct from vocal prayer (recitation of words) and from meditation in the strict sense (a form of… …

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  • 44experience — I. n. 1. Actual observation, actual trial, actual feeling, actual presentation. 2. Continued or repeated observation, long practice, thorough acquaintance with facts, knowledge gained from observation, experimental knowledge, practical wisdom. II …

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  • 45Inexperience — In ex*pe ri*ence, n. [L. inexperientia, cf. F. inexp[ e]rience. See {In } not, and {Experience}.] Absence or lack of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth. [1913 Webster] Failings which are… …

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  • 46Rotation of ammunition — is a term used with reference to guns. Projectiles intended for R.M.L. (rifled muzzle loading) guns were at first fitted with a number of gun metal studs arranged around them in a spiral manner corresponding to the twist of rifling. This was… …

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  • 47Lakatos Award — The Lakatos Award is given annually for a contribution to the philosophy of science which is widely interpreted as outstanding. The contribution must be in the form of a book published in English during the previous six years. The Award is in… …

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  • 48The Arm of the Starfish — Infobox Book name = The Arm of the Starfish title orig = translator = image caption = The Arm of the Starfish first edition author = Madeleine L Engle illustrator = cover artist = Ellen Raskin (hardback) country = United States language = English …

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  • 49John Elias — Infobox Person name = John Elias caption = birth date = birth date|1774|5|6|mf=y birth place = Abererch, near Pwllheli death date = death date and age|1841|6|8|1774|5|6|mf=y death place = Llangefni, AngleseyJohn Elias was a Christian preacher in… …

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  • 50Hyperrealism (painting) — This article is about the art movement of Hyperrealism. In painting and sculpture the phrase Hyperrealism is used to describe a photorealistic rendering of people, landscapes and scenes. Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture… …

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