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  2. Mithridatism - Wikipedia

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    Mithradates the VI, reputed for intentionally consuming poison to build immunity. Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts.

  3. Tsundoku - Wikipedia

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    It combines elements of the terms tsunde-oku (積んでおく, "to pile things up ready for later and leave"), and dokusho (読書, "reading books"). There are suggestions to use the word in the English language and include it in dictionaries like the Collins Dictionary .

  4. Capacity building - Wikipedia

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    [29]:35–36 Capacity development of private organizations involves the build-up of an organization's tangible and intangible assets. [30] Organization development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change. The goal of which is to modify an organization's performance and/or culture.

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    balls-up (vulgar, though possibly not in origin) error, mistake, SNAFU. See also cock-up. (US: fuck up, screw up, mess up) BAME refers to people who are not white; acronym of "black, Asian, and minority ethnic" [18] [19] (US: BIPOC) bank holiday a statutory holiday when banks and most businesses are closed [20] (national holiday; state holiday ...

  6. Urban area - Wikipedia

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    According to the definition by the Office for National Statistics, "Built-up areas are defined as land which is 'irreversibly urban in character', meaning that they are characteristic of a town or city. They include areas of built-up land with a minimum of 20 hectares (200,000 m 2; 49 acres). Any areas [separated by] less than 200 metres [of ...

  7. Individual - Wikipedia

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    Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of living as an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) as a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities. The concept of an individual features in many fields, including biology, law, and philosophy. Every individual ...

  8. Land footprint - Wikipedia

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    Global cropland, as used in the International Resource Panel report on global land use, is part of the total land footprint, but doesn't include e.g. built-up land. [ 3 ] Indirect land use change , used in the debate on biofuels , is a related concept, that looks at the land needed to grow biofuels, then considers the indirect impacts that this ...

  9. Gentrification - Wikipedia

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    The word gentrification derives from gentry—which comes from the Old French word genterise, "of gentle birth" (14th century) and "people of gentle birth" (16th century). In England, landed gentry denoted the social class, consisting of gentlemen (and gentlewomen, as they were at that time known).