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  • 61MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… …

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  • 62Blackness — Black ness, n. The quality or state of being black; black color; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness. [1913 Webster] They re darker now than blackness. Donne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 63Center of gravity — Gravity Grav i*ty, n.; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit[ e]. See {Grave}, a., {Grief}.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. Men of… …

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  • 64Exorbitance — Ex*or bi*tance, Exorbitancy Ex*or bi*tan*cy,, n. A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment; exorbitance of… …

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  • 65Exorbitancy — Exorbitance Ex*or bi*tance, Exorbitancy Ex*or bi*tan*cy,, n. A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence, enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of deportment;… …

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  • 66Flagrancies — Flagrancy Fla gran*cy, n.; pl. {Flagrancies}. [L. flagrantia a burning. See {Flagrant}.] 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The condition or quality of… …

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  • 67Flagrancy — Fla gran*cy, n.; pl. {Flagrancies}. [L. flagrantia a burning. See {Flagrant}.] 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The condition or quality of being… …

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  • 68Gravities — Gravity Grav i*ty, n.; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit[ e]. See {Grave}, a., {Grief}.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. Men of… …

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  • 69Gravity — Grav i*ty, n.; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit[ e]. See {Grave}, a., {Grief}.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. Men of gravity… …

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  • 70Gravity battery — Gravity Grav i*ty, n.; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr. gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit[ e]. See {Grave}, a., {Grief}.] 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. [1913 Webster] 2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. Men of… …

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