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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prize of books given annually to a certain number of meritorious students at Harvard College.
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- noun Harvard Univ., U. S. A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.
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- noun US A
present ofbooks given to ameritorious undergraduate student as aprize .
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If legal the demand would be incredable, but drug tests Violation of 4th ammendment would detur many from out of state but it's a start. annette
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Staring contest rules - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Detur digno is a maxim which will make men do their best to merit rewards; every man can find courage within his heart to be worthy; but detur digniori is a fearful law for such a profession as the Civil Service.
The Three Clerks 2004
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Quod si ver� cum illius gratia vlterior illac nauigatio detur, suaderem profecto non prim鵰 Tabin promontorium qu鎟ere, atque explorare, sed Sinum hunc atque flumina, in ijsque portum aliquem commodissimum, station閙que Anglicis Mercatoribus deligere, ex quo deinceps maiore opportunitate, minorib鷖que periculis Tabin promontorium, et totius Cathai circumnauigatio indagari posset.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Tunc dixit Laban, Non fit ita in loco nostro, ut detur minor ante primogenitam.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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Quae potestas nisi detur a Deo nulla esse potest ex libero arbitrio, quia nec liberum bono erit quod liberator non liberaverit.
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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Then was the Motto of the Crown, or of the chief Ensign of Pre-eminence, _Digniori detur_, and so continued till the Degeneracy of Time, and the baneful Growth of
An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland Henry Brooke
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Si cum hac Exceptione detur Sapientia, ut illlam inclusam tencam, abjiciam,
The Golden Calf, Which the World Adores, and Desires John Frederick Helvetius
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This leads to Ovid's request: atque utinam possis, et detur amicius aruum, remque tuam ponas in meliore loco! quod quoniam in dis est, tempta lenire precando numina perpetua quae pietate colis.
The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid
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"Deinde detur femina a patre suo, vel ab amicis ejus: quod si _puella_ sit, _discoopertam_ habeat _manum_, si _vidua_, _tectam_."
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De"tur\, n. L. detur let it be given. A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize. Harvard Univ., U. S.
September 18, 2008