alhacen
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～ an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
alhambra
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～ a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
alhazen
— Noun
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～ an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
Ali
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～ United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
Ali
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～ the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects
alias
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～ a name that has been assumed temporarily
alibi
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～ (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
alibi
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～ a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
alidad
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
alidad
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
alidade
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
alidade
— Noun
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～ surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
alien
— Noun
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～ anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
alien absconder
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～ a fugitive remaining in the United States after an immigration judge has ordered them deported; "the government has categorized more than 320,000 foreigners as alien absconders"
alien
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～ a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
alien
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～ a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alienage
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～ the quality of being alien
alienation
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～ separation resulting from hostility
alienation
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～ (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
alienation
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～ the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"