- Expletion
- Expletion Ex*ple"tion, n. [L. expletio a satisfying. See {Expletive}.] Accomplishment; fulfillment. [Obs.] --Killingbeck. [1913 Webster]
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Inexpleably — In*ex ple*a*bly, adv. [Cf. L. inexplebilis; pref. in not + explere to fill up. See {Expletion}.] Insatiably. [Obs.] Sandys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ibrahim Abatcha — (1938 ndash;February 11, 1968) was a Muslim Chadian politician reputed of Marxist leanings and associations. His political activity started during the decolonization process of Chad from France, but after the country s independence he was forced… … Wikipedia
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explete — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English expleiten, expleten, partly from Middle French expleiter, espleiter, exploiter, esploiter to achieve, perform & partly from Latin expletus, past participle of explēre more at exploit… … Useful english dictionary
