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  • 21Arrival — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Terminal motion at. < N PARAG:Arrival >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 arrival arrival advent Sgm: N 1 landing landing Sgm: N 1 debarkation debarkation disembarkation Sgm: N 1 reception reception welcome …

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  • 22rencontre — or rencounter noun Etymology: rencounter from Middle French rencontre, from rencontrer; rencontre from French Date: 1523 1. a hostile meeting or a contest between forces or individuals ; combat 2. a casual meeting …

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  • 23confrontation — I (act of setting face to face) noun act of facing, approach, audience, colloquy, coming together, conference, consultation, dialogue, discussion, encounter, engagement, interview, meeting, parley, rencounter associated concepts: right of… …

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  • 24Contention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contention contention strife Sgm: N 1 contest contest contestation Sgm: N 1 struggle struggle Sgm: N 1 belligerency belligerency Sgm: N 1 opposition opposition …

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  • 25encounter — I. n. 1. Meeting, rencounter, clash, collision. 2. Attack, onset, assault. 3. Conflict, combat, fight, contest, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair. II. v. a. 1. Meet (suddenly), meet face to face. 2. Confront, face …

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  • 26rencontre — n. archaic = RENCOUNTER. Etymology: F (as RENCOUNTER) …

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  • 27ren|coun|ter — «rehn KOWN tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a hostile meeting; conflict; battle; duel. 2. a chance meeting: »All my acquaintance with him was confined to an occasional rencounter in the hall (Charlotte Brontë). –v.t. to come upon: »I had the good… …

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  • 28Encounter — En*coun ter, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See {Encounter}, v. t.] 1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. [1913 Webster] To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …

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  • 29Rencontre — Ren*con tre (r?n k?n t?r; F. r?N {k?n} tr ), n. [F.] Same as {Rencounter}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan — Infobox Military Person name=Admiral The Viscount Duncan lived=1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804 caption= placeofbirth = Lundie, Angus, Scotland placeofdeath = Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England nickname= residence = Dundee, Scotland… …

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