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  • 61Rule of thumb — Rule Rule, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. r[ e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf. {Regular}.] 1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for… …

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  • 62The Thirty-nine Articles — Article Ar ti*cle, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus joint, akin to Gr. ?, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art}, n.] 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more… …

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  • 63decision — In an estimate of the situation, a clear and concise statement of the line of action intended to be followed by the commander as the one most favorable to the successful accomplishment of the assigned mission …

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  • 64aphorism — noun Etymology: Middle French aphorisme, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, aphorism, from aphorizein to define, from apo + horizein to bound more at horizon Date: 1528 1. a concise statement of a principle …

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  • 65scheme — I. noun Etymology: Latin schemat , schema arrangement, figure, from Greek schēmat , schēma, from echein to have, hold, be in (such) a condition; akin to Old English sige victory, Sanskrit sahate he prevails Date: circa 1595 1. a. archaic (1) a… …

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  • 66Literary technique — A literary technique (also, literary device, procedure or method) is any element or the entirety of elements a writer intentionally uses in the structure of their work.[1] It can be for example an identifiable rule of thumb, a convention, a… …

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  • 67Aphorism — Not to be confused with aphorismus. Aphorisms redirects here. For the Red Sparowes album, see Aphorisms (album). An aphorism (literally distinction or definition , from Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós), from ἀπό (apo) and ὁρίζειν (horizein), meaning… …

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  • 68Hurricane Camille — Infobox Hurricane Name=Hurricane Camille Type=hurricane Year=1969 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane camille.jpg Formed=August 14, 1969 Dissipated=August 22, 1969 1 min winds=175 Pressurepre=≤ Pressure=905 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=259 directcite… …

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  • 69Nullification Crisis — Events leading to the U.S. Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise …

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  • 70Hard problem of consciousness — The term hard problem of consciousness, coined by David Chalmers [ The Place of Mind, ed. Brian Cooney] , refers to the hard problem of explaining why we have qualitative phenomenal experiences. It is contrasted with the easy problems of… …

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