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  • 121gain — I. n. 1. Profits, gainings, increase, excess of earnings over outlay. 2. Emolument, lucre, money making. 3. Profit, advantage, benefit, good, blessing. II. v. a. 1. Get (by effort), acquire, obtain, procure, achieve, secure, carry, win, earn, get …

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  • 122take — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one s hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use… …

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  • 123Canons Regular — are members of certain bodies of Canons (priests) living in community under the Augustinian Rule ( regula in Latin), and sharing their property in common as a type of vow of poverty. Distinct from monks, who live a cloistered, contemplative life… …

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  • 124Canons and Canonesses Regular — • According to St. Thomas Aquinas, a canon regular is essentially a religious cleric Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canons and Canonesses Regular     Canons and Canonesses Regular …

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  • 125gain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German weidanōn to hunt for food, Old English wāth pursuit, hunt Date: 14th century 1. resources or… …

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  • 126The Bourne Sanction — Infobox Book | name = The Bourne Sanction title orig = translator = image caption = The Bourne Sanction first edition cover. author = Eric Van Lustbader cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Jason Bourne genre = Spy,… …

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  • 127attain — I verb accomplish, achieve, acquire, adsequi, arrive at, be successful, bring about, bring off successfully, bring to pass, carry through, come by, come to, complete, consequi, consummate, earn, effect, effectuate, finish, gain, gain one s end,… …

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  • 128secure — 1. adjective 1) check to ensure that all bolts are secure Syn: fastened, fixed, secured, done up; closed, shut, locked Ant: loose 2) an environment in which children can feel secure Syn …

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