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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings daddy longlegs, daddy-long-legs crane fly: daddy long-legs spider: Opiliones: dead (of a cup, glass, bottle or cigarette) empty, finished with very, extremely ("dead good", "dead heavy", "dead rich") deceased

  3. Darshan (Indian religions) - Wikipedia

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    A darshana literally means a 'glimpse' or 'view'. In a Hindu temple, the term refers to viewing the garbhagriha 'inner sanctum' of the temple, which hosts the murti 'image of a god'. Devotees taking darshana of the god Vishnu in the inner sanctum of the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur.

  4. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    first light The first use of a newly constructed telescope or other instrument to take an astronomical image. first magnitude star A term used to classify the brightest stars in the night sky, with apparent magnitudes lower (i.e. brighter) than 1.50. There are 22 stars that are classified as first magnitude stars. First Point of Aries (♈︎)

  5. Kenshō - Wikipedia

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    Kenshō is not a single experience, but refers to a whole series of realizations from a beginner's shallow glimpse of the nature of mind, up to a vision of emptiness equivalent to the 'Path of Seeing' or to Buddhahood itself. In all of these, the same 'thing' is known, but in different degrees of clarity and profundity.

  6. Wikipedia:Language learning centre/Word list - Wikipedia

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    Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency. A big list will constantly show you what words you don't know and what you need to work on and is useful for testing yourself.

  7. Blind mother's tears as bionic eye gives first glimpse of son ...

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    "The first thing I focused on was the window, and I followed the outline around to the left, and then I got to see my son for the first time in years," Carley told ABC News. "It was pretty amazing ...

  8. Umbra, penumbra and antumbra - Wikipedia

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    An alternative definition is that the penumbra is the region where some or all of the light source is obscured (i.e., the umbra is a subset of the penumbra). For example, NASA 's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility defines that a body in the umbra is also within the penumbra.

  9. The world gets its first glimpse inside Notre Dame Cathedral ...

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    The transformation is nothing short of breathtaking: light dances across brilliant stone, gilded accents gleam anew, and the iconic monument's majesty is reborn. From Dec. 8, visitors will once again marvel at the cathedral’s blend of history and craftsmanship.