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  • 71predominate — [c]/prəˈdɒməneɪt / (say pruh domuhnayt) verb (predominated, predominating) –verb (i) 1. to be the stronger or leading element; preponderate; prevail: *In the streets the Roman alphabet predominates, the signs, the language spoken, the commercial… …

  • 72pre|dom´i|nat´ing|ly — pre|dom|i|nate «verb. prih DOM uh nayt; adjective. prih DOM uh niht», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective. –v.i. to be greater in power, strength, influence, or numbers: »Sunny days predominate over rainy days in desert regions. In this character of …

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  • 73pre|dom|i|nate — «verb. prih DOM uh nayt; adjective. prih DOM uh niht», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective. –v.i. to be greater in power, strength, influence, or numbers: »Sunny days predominate over rainy days in desert regions. In this character of the Americans …

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  • 74ENGLAND — The British Isles were unknown to the Jews until a late date, and the settlement of the Jews in medieval England was among the latest in Europe. It is possible that a small nucleus was to be found there under the Romans and that in the Saxon… …

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  • 75THE MIDDLE AGES — …

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  • 76ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good …

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  • 77Ajuga Chamaepitys — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …

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  • 78Barbarea praecox — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …

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  • 79barfish — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …

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  • 80Brute — Brute, a. [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough, rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp. bruto.] 1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the brute… …

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