A collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad which, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.
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RE: Hadith
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RE: Inventation
From [invent] and invitation. Lacking a [formal] invitation, inventing your own; to [invite] ones self
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humboldt current
a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
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RE: Rugby
A corruption of the Saxon Rothby, “red village,” in allusion to its soil.
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RE: Rugby
Rugby is a team sport that originated in England, characterized by running with an oval ball in hand which is often kicked, carried, or passed from hand to hand. Points are scored by grounding the ball behind the opponents goal line, or by kicking it between goalposts and over a crossbar. It consists of two types - Rugby Union and Rugby League, each with its distinct rules and regulations. It is played by both men and women, with teams typically composed of 15 players (in Rugby Union) or 13 players (in Rugby League).
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RE: swertia
Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes.Plants of genus Frasera are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous.
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RE: miasm
Such particles or atoms as are supposed to arise from distempered, putrefying, or poisonous bodies, and to affect people at a distance.
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RE: charles menninger
Charles Menninger was an American physician who, along with his sons Karl and William, founded the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, an innovative clinic for the treatment of mental illness. He is noted for establishing a medical approach to mental health that incorporated concepts of individual psychology, preventive psychiatry, and community mental health. His work significantly contributed to the development of psychiatric health care systems in the United States.
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RE: Enervate
en-ėr′vāt, v.t. to deprive of nerve, strength, or courage: to weaken.—adj. weakened: spiritless.—n. Enervā′tion.—adj. Ener′vative.—v.t. Enerve′ (obs.), to enervate. [L. enervāre, -ātum—e, out of, nervus, a nerve.]
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RE: salt marsh
A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.