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(Encyclopedia) Common Market: see European Economic Community.cold, common
(Encyclopedia) cold, common, acute viral infection of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, often involving the sinuses. The typical sore throat, sneezing, and fatigue may be accompanied by…Brewer's: Doctors' Commons
A locality near St. Paul's, where the ecelesiastical courts were formerly held, and wills preserved. To “common” means to dine together; a term still used at our universities. Doctors'…Brewer's: Fellow Commoner
A wealthy or married undergraduate of Cambridge, who pays extra to “common” (i.e. dine) at the fellows' table. In Oxford, these demi-dons are termed Gentlemen Commoners. Fellow commoner…Brewer's: Great Commoner
(The). William Pitt (1759-1806). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Great Cry and Little WoolGreat Cham of Literature A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Common Pleas
Civil actions at law brought by one subject against another- not by the Crown against a subject. The Court of Common Pleas is for the trial of civil [not capital] offences. In 1875 this…Brewer's: Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer. The book used by the Established Church of England in “divine service.” Common, in this case, means united. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Common Sense
does not mean that good sense which is common, or commonly needed in the ordinary affairs of life, but the sense which is common to all the five, or the point where the five senses meet,…Brewer's: Commons in Gross
that is, at large. These are commons granted to individuals and their heirs by deed, or claimed by prescription as by a parson or corporation. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Common Square Roots
What are square roots and why do we care? The square root of a number is a number that, when multiplied by itself, equals the desired value. So, for example, the square root of 49 is 7 (7x7=49). The…Trending
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