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  • Semitic language

    Semitic language

    The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South Arabian languages and numerous other ancient an

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  • Glottal stop

    Glottal stop

    The glottal stop or glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol in t

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  • Miss World

    Miss World

    Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired th

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  • Niuean language

    Niuean language

    This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (July 2007 ) (L

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  • Nobel Foundation

    Nobel Foundation

    The Nobel Foundation (Swedish: Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes. The foundation is based on the last w

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  • Film studies

    Film studies

    Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to cinema as an art form and a medium. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies

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  • Industrial processes

    Industrial processes

    Industrial processes are procedures involving chemical, physical, electrical, or mechanical steps to aid in the manufacturing of an item or items, usually carried out on a very large scale. Industr

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  • Volcanic glass

    Volcanic glass

    Volcanic glass is the amorphous (uncrystallized) product of rapidly cooling magma. Like all types of glass, it is a state of matter intermediate between the closely packed, highly ordered array of

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  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday (US: /ˈ f ær ə d i / FAR -uh-dee, UK: /ˈ f ær ə ˌ d eɪ / FAR -uh-day; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the study of electr

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  • Volcanic ash

    Volcanic ash

    Volcanic ash consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass, produced during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches) in diameter. The term volcanic ash i

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