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  2. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    The soldier resignedly accepts his own less responsible position and expresses his cynicism at the inefficiency of Army authority." He also noted that "the expression … is coming into general civilian use." [11]

  3. Resignedly - Wikipedia

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    Search for Resignedly in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings. Start the Resignedly article , using the Article Wizard if you wish, or add a request for it ; but please remember that Wikipedia is not a dictionary .

  4. Resignation - Wikipedia

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    Resignation is the formal act of leaving or quitting one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or choosing not to seek an additional term, is not considered resignation.

  5. Wikipedia:Language learning centre/Word list - Wikipedia

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    Drawing up a comprehensive list of words in English is important as a reference when learning a language as it will show the equivalent words you need to learn in the other language to achieve fluency.

  6. SNAFU - Wikipedia

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    Most reference works, including the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, supply an origin date of 1940–1944, generally attributing it to the U.S. Army. Rick Atkinson ascribes the origin of SNAFU, FUBAR, and many other terms to cynical GIs ridiculing the army's penchant for acronyms.

  7. Closing argument - Wikipedia

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    The frontispiece of the closing argument (plaidoyer) from 1 March 1790 in the Affaire de M. le Baron de Besenval, by Raymond Desèze, lawyer of Pierre Victor, Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt.

  8. Glossary of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    A Definition Etymology In other languages abhidhamma A category of scriptures that attempts to use Buddhist teachings to create a systematic, abstract description of all worldly phenomena abhi is "above" or "about", dhamma is "teaching" Pāli: abhidhamma Sanskrit: abhidharma Bur: အဘိဓမ္မာ abhidhamma Khmer: អភិធម្ម âphĭthômm Tib: ཆོས་མངོན་པ ...

  9. Raising hands - Wikipedia

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    Raising hands is a gesture involving lifting either one or both arms above one's head, which has a number of possible meanings, depending on the context of the gesture.. The action of hand-raising is involved in a number of greeting hand gestures, such as waving, salutes, and high fives.