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  • 111sub·tle·ty — /ˈsʌtl̩ti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being subtle The pianist performed with subtlety and passion. The movie lacks subtlety. 2 [count] : a small detail that is usually important but not obvious usually plural the s …

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  • 112HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …

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  • 113PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …

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  • 114Acuteness — A*cute ness, n. 1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle. [1913 Webster] 2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the… …

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  • 115Ebullient — E*bul lient, a. [L. ebulliens, entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st {Boil}.] Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. Ebullient with… …

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  • 116Free-spoken — Free spo ken, a. Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out without subtlety. Bacon. Syn: bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken, point blank. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Free spo ken*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 117Free-spokenness — Free spoken Free spo ken, a. Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out without subtlety. Bacon. Syn: bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken, point blank. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] {Free spo ken*ness}, n. [1913… …

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  • 118Megarian — Me*ga ri*an, Megaric Me*gar ic, a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. [1913 Webster] {Megarian school}, or {Megaric school}, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples,… …

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  • 119Megarian school — Megarian Me*ga ri*an, Megaric Me*gar ic, a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. [1913 Webster] {Megarian school}, or {Megaric school}, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his… …

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  • 120Megaric — Megarian Me*ga ri*an, Megaric Me*gar ic, a. Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. [1913 Webster] {Megarian school}, or {Megaric school}, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his… …

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