| Aardvark The Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) ( afer:mammal native to Africa. Aardvark
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| Aristophanes Aristophanes (, ca. 446 – ca. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a prolific and much acclaimed comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays have come down to us virtually complete. These, as well as fragments of some of his other plays, provide us with the only real example we have of a genre of comi Aristophanes
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| Architect An architect is trained and licensed in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton (arkhi-, chief + tekton, builder), i.e. Architect
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| Alexander Alexander is a common male first name. Alexander
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| Alternate history Talk:Alternate_history
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| Alpha Centauri Alpha_Centauri
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| Aurochs The aurochs or urus (Bos primigenius) was a type of wild cattle, the ancestor of domestic cattle. It occurred in Europe, Asia and North Africa, but is now extinct; it survived in Europe until 1627.The aurochs was far larger than most modern domestic cattle, being approximately at the shoulder and weighing . Aurochs
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| Amphetamine Amphetamine (amfetamine (INN)) is a psychostimulant drug that is known to produce increased wakefulness and focus in association with decreased fatigue and appetite. Amphetamine is related to drugs such as methamphetamine and dextroamphetamine, which are a group of potent drugs that act by increasing levels of norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine in the brain, inducing euphoria. Amphetamine
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| Art Talk:Art
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| Alkali In chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic:Al-Qaly القلي, القالي ) is a basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal element. Alkalis are best known for being bases that dissolve in water. Bases are compounds with a pH greater than 7. The adjective alkaline is commonly used in English as a synonym for base, especially for soluble bases. Alkali
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| Baptist A Baptist is a Christian who subscribes to a theology and may belong to a church that, among other things, is committed to believer's baptism (as opposed to infant baptism) and, with respect to church polity, favors the congregational model. The term Baptist can also describe a church, denomination, or other group of individuals made up of individual Baptists. Baptist
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| Bantu languages The Bantu languages (technically Narrow Bantu languages) constitute a grouping belonging to the Niger-Congo family. This grouping is deep down in the genealogical tree of the Bantoid grouping, which in turn is deep down in the Niger-Congo tree. By one estimate, there are 513 languages in the Bantu grouping, 681 languages in Bantoid, and 1,514 in Niger-Congo. Bantu_languages
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| Bulgarian language Bulgarian (български език, IPA:Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian demonstrates several linguistic innovations that set it apart from all other Slavic languages except Macedonian, such as the elimination of case declension, the development of a suffixed definite article (see Balkan linguistic union), the lack of a verb infinitive, and the retention and further development of the proto-Slavic verb system. Bulgarian_language
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| Book of Job The Book of Job (HebrewHebrew Bible. It relates the story of Job, his trials at the hands of Satan, his theological discussions with friends on the origins and nature of his suffering, and finally a response from God. The Book itself comprises a didactic poem set in a prose framing device and has been called “the most profound and literary work of the entire Old Testament”. Book_of_Job
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| Bambara language Bambara, also known as Bamanankan in the language itself (literally "the language of the Bamanan"), is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people (including second language users). The differences between Bambara and Dioula are minimal. Dioula is a language spoken or understood by a lesser number of people in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and The Gambia. Bambara_language
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| British Isles Talk:British_Isles
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| Civilization A civilization is a society or culture group normally defined as a complex society characterized by the practice of agriculture and settlement in towns and cities. Compared with other cultures, members of a civilization are commonly organized into a diverse division of labor and an intricate social hierarchy. Civilization
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| Caffeine Caffeine
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| Copyleft Talk:Copyleft
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| Cocaine Cocaine
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| Dictionary A dictionary is a book or collection of words in a specific language, often listed alphabetically, with definitions, etymologies, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon. Dictionary
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| Digital Equipment Corporation Talk:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
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| Day A day (symbol d) is a unit of time equivalent to approximately 24 hours. It is not an SI unit but it is accepted for use with SI. The SI unit of time is the second. Day
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| Dodo Talk:Dodo
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| Discrimination Discrimination toward or against a person of a certain group is the treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. It can be behavior promoting a certain group (e.g. affirmative action), or it can be negative behavior directed against a certain group (e.g. redlining). Discrimination
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| Education Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual (e.g., the consciousness of an infant is educated by its environment through its interaction with its environment); and in its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, values, and skills from one generation to another through institutions. Education
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| Earth/Archive 7 Talk:Earth/Archive_7
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| English words with uncommon properties For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non-standard words and proper names are also included.The treatment of words of foreign origin can be problematic. English_words_with_uncommon_properties
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| MDMA MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy) is a semisynthetic member of the amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs. It is considered unusual for its tendency to produce a sense of intimacy with others and diminished feelings of fear and anxiety. MDMA
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| Press coverage 2004 Wikipedia:Press_coverage_2004
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| List of Scots Talk:List_of_Scots
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| Gladiator Gladiator (, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the arena. Gladiator
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| Game theory Talk:Game_theory
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| Genius A genius is someone who successfully applies a previously unknown technique in the production of a work of art, science, or calculation, or who masters and personalizes a known technique. A genius possesses great intelligence and remarkable abilities in a specific subject or shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability, especially in the production of creative and original work, something that has never been seen or evaluated previously. Genius
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| Giordano Bruno Talk:Giordano_Bruno
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| Government Talk:Government
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| How to edit a page Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
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| Hungarian language Hungarian (magyar nyelv ) is an Uralic language (more specifically an Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. It is mainly spoken in Hungary and by the Hungarian minorities in the seven neighbouring countries. The Hungarian name for the language is magyar ().There are about 14.5 million native speakers, of whom 9.5–10 million live in modern-day Hungary. Hungarian_language
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| Hanseatic League Talk:Hanseatic_League
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| Hausa language Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 24 million people, and as a second language by about 15 million more. Hausa_language
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| Islamism Talk:Islamism
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| Incompetence Talk:Incompetence
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| Joual Joual is the common name for the linguistic features of basilectal Quebec French that are associated with the French-speaking working class in Montreal which has become a symbol of national identity for a large number of artists from that area. Speakers of Quebec French from outside Montreal usually have other names to identify their speech, such as Magoua in Trois-Rivières and Chaouin South of Trois-Rivières. Linguists reserve the term Joual for the basilectal variety of Quebec French spoken in Montreal. Joual
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| Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
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| Light-emitting diode A light-emitting diode (LED) (, or just ), is an electronic light source. The LED was first invented in Russia in the 1920s, and introduced in America as a practical electronic component in 1962. Oleg Vladimirovich Losev was a radio technician who noticed that diodes used in radio receivers emitted light when current was passed through them. In 1927, he published details in a Russian journal of the first ever LED. Light-emitting_diode
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| Luxembourgish language Luxembourgish_language
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| Moot There are a number of articles with Moot in the title from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo-Saxon) term for meeting Folkmoot Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England Moot hall or Moot hill, a meeting or assembly place, traditionally to decide local issues World Scout Moot, a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18-26 from all over the world Oxonmoot, the annual gathering at Oxford of the UK-based Tolkien Society Entmoot, a gathering of Ents in The Lord of the Rings Moodle Moot, a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Learning Management System Moot court, an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings Mootness, in the law of the United States, a legal concept of "not actionable". Moot
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| Mormon Talk:Mormon
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| Avoiding common mistakes Wikipedia:Avoiding_common_mistakes
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| Maine Maine
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