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  • 51Lull, Ramón — (c. 1232–c. 1316)    Missionary, Mystic and Philosopher.    Lull was born in Majorca and was educated as a knight. At the age of thirty he had a religious experience and was determined to dedicate the rest of his life to the conversion of the… …

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  • 52lull before the storm —    A period of unnatural calm before a difficult time or violent activity is called the lull before the storm.     The sales start on January 1st. The quiet period before that is just the lull before the storm …

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  • 53lull — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. calm, intermission. See repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cessation of sound] Syn. quiet, stillness, hush; see silence 1 . 2. [A cessation of activity] Syn. hiatus, calm, quiet; see pause 2 . v. Syn.… …

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  • 54Lull — Lullm Mann(Kosewort).⇨Lulle2.Berlin1920ff.prost …

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  • 55lull — lÊŒll n. temporary interval of calm (often during a storm, noisy activity, etc.) v. appease, calm, pacify, soothe; cause to fall asleep; cause to feel a false sense of security; become quiet, subside …

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  • 56lull — verb calm or send to sleep with soothing sounds or movements. ↘cause to feel deceptively secure. ↘(of noise or a storm) abate. noun a temporary period of quiet or inactivity. Origin ME: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child …

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  • 57lull — I. v. a. Compose, quiet, calm, still, hush, tranquillize, put to rest. II. v. n. Subside, cease, abate, decrease, diminish, become calm. III. n. Calm, calmness, temporary quiet, cessation …

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  • 58lull — v 1. put to sleep, rock, rock to sleep, cradle, gentle, lullaby; hypnotic, mesmerize, drug, narcotize, sedate, anesthetize, put under, Sl. dope. 2. soothe, quiet, hush, still, silence; calm, compose, smooth, becalm, dulcify, subdue, quell;… …

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  • 59lull —   Ho onā, ho omālie …

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  • 60lüllənmək — f. dan. Bərk keflənmək …

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