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... ture type ) ; hackly ( sharp edges and jagged points and depressions - e.g . , most metals ) ; splintery ( partially separated splinters or fibres - e.g . , jadeite ) . fracture , break in the normal continuity of a bone caused by ...
... ture type ) ; hackly ( sharp edges and jagged points and depressions - e.g . , most metals ) ; splintery ( partially separated splinters or fibres - e.g . , jadeite ) . fracture , break in the normal continuity of a bone caused by ...
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... ture . During that long , bitter struggle , Gelasi- us maintained papal authority , making him one of the great architects of Roman primacy in ecclesiastical affairs . His writings include more than 100 treatises and letters ; one of ...
... ture . During that long , bitter struggle , Gelasi- us maintained papal authority , making him one of the great architects of Roman primacy in ecclesiastical affairs . His writings include more than 100 treatises and letters ; one of ...
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ture in 1912 , won fame as an exponent of Naturalism , though he also worked in other styles and genres . Abstract of text biography . Hauptmann left school at 15 , farmed for a time , studied sculp- ture at Breslau for about two years ...
ture in 1912 , won fame as an exponent of Naturalism , though he also worked in other styles and genres . Abstract of text biography . Hauptmann left school at 15 , farmed for a time , studied sculp- ture at Breslau for about two years ...
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