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  • 111Parsee — /pahr see, pahr see /, n. 1. an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution. 2. the Middle Persian dialect of the Parsee scriptures. Also, Parsi. [1605 15; <&#8230; …

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  • 112pashalik — /peuh shah lik, shaw /, n. the territory governed by a pasha. Also, pachalic, pashalic. [1735 45; < Turk, equiv. to pasa PASHA + lik suffix of appurtenance] * * * …

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  • 113Punjabi — /pun jah bee/, n., pl. Punjabis for 1. 1. a native or inhabitant of the Punjab. 2. an Indic language of the Punjab. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the Punjab, its people, or their language. Also, Panjabi. [ < Punjabi Pañjabi < Pers panjab PUNJAB + i …

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  • 114purtenance — /perr tn euhns/, n. the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal. [1300 50; ME; aph. var. of APPURTENANCE] * * * …

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  • 115Qadarite — /kad euh ruyt /, n. Islam. a member of the Qadariyah. [ < Ar qadar(i) Qadarite (qadar fate + i suffix of appurtenance) + ITE1] * * * …

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  • 116Qadariyah — /kah deuh ree yeuh/, n. Islam. (in classical thought) the group who defended free will against the doctrine of predestination. Also, Qadariya. [ < Ar qadariyyah, deriv. of qadari Qadarite (equiv. to qadar fate + i suffix of appurtenance)] * * * ▪ …

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  • 117raki — /rah kee , reuh , rak ee, rah kee/, n. a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East. Also, rakee. [1665 75; < Turk < Ar araqi, equiv. to araq ARRACK + i suffix of appurtenance] * * * …

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  • 118ram — ram1 ramlike, adj. /ram/, n., v., rammed, ramming. n. 1. a male sheep. 2. (cap.) Astron., Astrol. the constellation or sign of Aries. 3. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, esp. a battering ram. 4. ( …

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  • 119RAM — /ram/, n. computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. Cf. ROM. [r(andom)&#8230; …

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  • 120rial omani — /oh mah nee/ a paper money, coin, and monetary unit of Oman, equal to 1000 baiza. Abbr.: RO. [ < Ar riyal RIYAL; Uman Oman + i suffix of appurtenance] * * * …

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