Definitions
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assize .
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- noun geology two or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
Etymologies
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Examples
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dix-huit mois = eighteen months; le dorlotement (m) = pampering; reste assise = don't move ( "stay seated!"); quelle chipie!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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A top item will be Toulouse-Lautrec's "La Clownesse assise" (1896), a wonderful lithograph of the clown Mademoiselle Cha-U-Kao in a bright-yellow, ruffle top sitting on a red sofa, with legs defiantly stretched wide apart and a skeptical look on her face (estimate: £180,000-£220,000).
Prints Worthy of Hanging Margaret Studer 2011
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dix-huit mois = eighteen months; le dorlotement (m) = pampering; reste assise = don't move ( "stay seated!"); quelle chipie!
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dix-huit mois = eighteen months; le dorlotement (m) = pampering; reste assise = don't move ( "stay seated!"); quelle chipie!
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Femme nue assise by Pablo Picasso (I love Pablo's late period paintings), with an estimate of 8,000,000 – 10,000,000 USD.
May 2007 2007
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The anatomical sculpture was produced by André Pierre Pinson (1746-1828), a French ‘medical artist’, who made the sculpture called La Femme assise (the seated woman).
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The anatomical sculpture was produced by André Pierre Pinson (1746-1828), a French ‘medical artist’, who made the sculpture called La Femme assise (the seated woman).
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The anatomical sculpture was produced by André Pierre Pinson (1746-1828), a French ‘medical artist’, who made the sculpture called La Femme assise (the seated woman).
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Version françaiseVersion anglaisePendant mes cours d' SVT en terminale il y avait une fille assise à mes côtés comme elle était femelle et que j'étais un mâle, j'ai décidé d'en faire ma fiancée.
Mes cours de bio 2007
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Version françaiseVersion anglaisePendant mes cours d' SVT en terminale il y avait une fille assise à mes côtés comme elle était femelle et que j'étais un mâle, j'ai décidé d'en faire ma fiancée.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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