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  2. Deus ex machina - Wikipedia

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    Deus ex machina in Euripides' Medea, performed in 2009 in Syracuse, Italy; the sun god sends a golden chariot to rescue Medea.. Deus ex machina (/ ˌ d eɪ ə s ɛ k s ˈ m æ k ɪ n ə, ˈ m ɑː k-/ DAY-əs ex-MA(H)K-in-ə, [1] Latin: [ˈdɛ.ʊs ɛks ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; 'God from the machine') [2] [3] is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is ...

  3. List of Latin phrases (E) - Wikipedia

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    The full legal phrase is ex dolo malo non oritur actio ("an action does not arise from fraud"). When an action has its origin in fraud or deceit, it cannot be supported; thus, a court of law will not assist a man who bases his course of action on an immoral or illegal act. ex duris gloria: From suffering [comes] glory

  4. Excommunication - Wikipedia

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    Since there has been no universally and univocally recognized religious authority among the many Islamic denominations that have emerged throughout history, papal excommunication has no exact equivalent in Islam, at least insofar as the attitudes of any conflicting religious authorities with regard to an individual or another sect are judged to ...

  5. Expatriate - Wikipedia

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    Expatriate French voters queue in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the first round of the presidential election of 2007.. An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person who resides outside their country of citizenship.

  6. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    Fitz – (Irish, from Norman French) "son of", from Latin " filius" meaning "son" (mistakenly thought to mean illegitimate son, because of its use for certain illegitimate sons of English kings) [citation needed] i – "and", always in lowercase, used to identify both surnames (e.g. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet) [11]

  7. The Spiritual Meaning of Dreaming About Your Ex ... - AOL

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    Woman dreaming about her ex. Breaking up is hard to do, even in the best of circumstances. However, say you did the work. You lit the candle, took the bubble bath, journaled and went to therapy.

  8. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages).. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.

  9. Does Dreaming About an Ex Mean I Should Be with Them? - AOL

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    “For the most part, dreaming of your ex doesn’t mean that you want to get back together with them; rather, it’s an indication that you’re missing a certain feeling state you once ...