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  2. Darshan (Indian religions) - Wikipedia

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    One can receive darshana or a glimpse of the deity in the temple, or from a great saintly person, such as a great guru. [4] One can also take darshana of a sacred places like Kashi, Yamuna or Mount Kailash. [5] In Hindu practice, adherents often refer to their temple visits as going for darshana rather than simply worship.

  3. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  4. Looking - Wikipedia

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    Glance appeared as a word prior to 1450, from Old French glacer or glacier, a reference to the quick movement of slipping on ice, and was first recorded as appearing with its current meaning in 1582. [19] Glimpse appeared as a noun with its current meaning in 1580, from Middle English glimsen, and as a verb in 1779, although it was originally ...

  5. Glimpse - Wikipedia

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    GLIMPSE may refer to: The Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire , an astronomical survey performed by the Spitzer Space Telescope a knowledge-based front-end for the statistical software package GLIM

  6. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  7. Elon Musk predicts $25,000 entry-level Tesla could launch as ...

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    Asked about early discussions with carmakers to license his Full-Self Driving technology—a carrot Musk first dangled back in July—the tycoon admitted talks have gone nowhere.

  8. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).

  9. Flashforward - Wikipedia

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    The American sci-fi television series FlashForward revolves around everyone on Earth losing consciousness for 137 seconds, during which each person experiences a glimpse of events 6 months in the future. [2] The series was itself based loosely on the novel Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer. Flashforwards have been used in British soap operas as ...