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  • 1ad|ven|ture — «ad VEHN chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. an exciting or unusual experience: »The trip to Alaska was quite an adventure for her. 2. a bold undertaking, usually exciting and somewhat dangerous: »the daring adventure of rocketing into… …

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  • 2en|ter|prise — «EHN tuhr pryz», noun. 1. an important, difficult, or dangerous plan to be tried; great or bold undertaking: »A trip into space is a daring enterprise. Quixotic is his enterprise and hopeless his adventure is (William S. Gilbert). 2. any… …

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  • 3A bill of adventure — Adventure Ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of to happen, befall. See Advene.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which… …

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  • 4Adventure — Ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of to happen, befall. See Advene.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens… …

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  • 5College of the Holy Cross — Not to be confused with Holy Cross College. The College of the Holy Cross Latin: Collegium Sanctae Crucis Motto In Hoc Signo Vinces …

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  • 6Bushido Blade (video game) — This article is about the fighting game. For other meanings, see Bushido Blade (disambiguation). Bushido Blade Developer(s) Light Weight Publisher(s) …

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  • 7Epsom College — Infobox UK school name = Epsom College size = 100px latitude = longitude = dms = motto = Deo Non Fortuna (Latin: Not through luck but by the help of God ) [Literally: by God, not by luck ] motto pl = established = 1855 approx = closed = c approx …

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  • 8Ghiberti, Lorenzo — born с 1378, Pelago died Dec. 1, 1455, Florence Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and designer active in Florence. He was trained as a goldsmith and painter. In 1402 he won a competition for the commission to make a pair of bronze doors for the… …

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  • 9University of Fribourg —     University of Fribourg (Switzerland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Fribourg (Switzerland)     From the sixteenth century, the foundation of a Catholic university in Switzerland had often been canvassed among the Catholic cantons …

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  • 10adventure — 1. noun /ædˈv̥ɛntʃɚ,ədˈvɛntʃə/ a) That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss. b) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a …

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