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n. father and ruler of family or tribe


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a. inspired by the love for one's country


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v. make something last; preserve from extinction


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a. stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good


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n. art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs


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n. appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing


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n. robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas


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n. farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants


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a. feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice


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n. prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight


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