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n. one who studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times


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n. father and ruler of family or tribe


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n. foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism


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v. be destroyed; pass away; become nothing


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n. endurance; tenacity;  state or quality of being persistent; persistency


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a. having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating


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n. an animal kept for amusement or companionship


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n. devoted to or appreciative of music


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a. pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles


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n. quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after


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