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  • 1come — O.E. cuman come, approach, land; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, pp. cumen), from P.Gmc. *kwem (Cf. O.S. cuman, O.Fris. kuma, M.Du. comen, Du. komen, O.H.G. queman, Ger. kommen, O.N. koma,… …

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  • 2land — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surface of the earth Nouns 1. land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma, terra incognita. See inorganic matter, concavity, height, depth. 2. (inland area) continent, Europe, Asia, Eurasia, North or… …

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  • 3land — landlike, adj. /land/, n. 1. any part of the earth s surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth s surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow s nest. 2. an area of ground with reference to its… …

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  • 4land — /lænd / (say land) noun 1. the solid substance of the earth s surface. 2. the exposed part of the earth s surface, as distinguished from the submerged part: to travel by land. 3. ground, especially with reference to quality, character, or use:… …

  • 5Land — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Land >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 land land earth ground dry land terra firma GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 continent continent mainland peninsula chersonese delta Sgm: N …

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  • 6land — [[t]lænd[/t]] n. 1) geo any part of the earth s surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water 2) an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land[/ex] 3) an area of ground with specific boundaries …

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  • 7land — Synonyms and related words: acquire, acreage, acres, airspace, alight, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, area, arrive, bag, belt, berth, body politic, buffer state, captive nation, capture, catch, chattels real, chieftaincy, chieftainry, city state,… …

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  • 8land — I. n. 1. Ground, soil, earth. 2. Country, district, tract, region. 3. Real estate. II. v. a. Disembark, debark, put on shore, set on shore. III. v. n. Disembark, debark, go on shore, come to land …

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  • 9Land-Tenure in the Christian Era — • The way in which land has been held or owned during the nineteen hundred years which have seen in Europe the rise and establishment of the Church is a matter for historical inquiry. Strictly speaking, the way in which such ownership or tenure… …

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  • 10Come Home (James song) — Come Home 1989 single cover Single by James from the album Gold Mother …

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