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| (n.)a sad or mournful musical composition. |
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| (n.)any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense |
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| (n.)opposition, contrast ; the direct opposite |
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| (n.)the sacred text of islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of god, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics |
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| (n.)any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue |
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| (n.)employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story. |
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| (adj.)of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; |
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| (v.)to call for with earnest desire |
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| (adj.)extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, et |
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| (v.)to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship |
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| (v.)to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty |
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| (adj.)firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinio |
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| (adj.)deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful |
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| (n.)a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger Rive |
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| (n.)a Muslim temple or place of public worship |
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| (n.)the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah |
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| (adj.)of or pertaining to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam |
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| (n.)a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring |
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| (n.)the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher |
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| (n.)a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc |
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| (v.)to feel or express sorrow or regret fo |
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| (adj.)complex; complicated; hard to understand |
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| (adj.)producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive |
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| (v.)to present a memorial to |
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| (n.)the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted |
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| (v.)to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose |
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