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- proper noun A male
given name - proper noun The languages of the Bamun people of western
Cameroon .
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Examples
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Since the nuns in what is known as the Nun Study were all eating the same food, were nonsmokers, drank little if any alcohol, lived in similar housing, held similar jobs, were receiving the same medical care, and had the same socioeconomic status, the differences were all the more striking.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Since the nuns in what is known as the Nun Study were all eating the same food, were nonsmokers, drank little if any alcohol, lived in similar housing, held similar jobs, were receiving the same medical care, and had the same socioeconomic status, the differences were all the more striking.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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ADDED: Wherever I am, have a drink on me, here in this place we call the Nun's Oath Alehouse.
Where am I? Ann Althouse 2008
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While we call the Nun, too, an impostor, we are bound to believe that she first imposed upon herself, and that her wildest adventures into falsehood were compatible with a belief that she was really and truly inspired.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856
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Story Fort (who would have thought that he once created a game called Nun n 'Gun?).
TIGSource 2009
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1 It has been conjectured that as the word Nun means fish, there may be a reference to the fish which swallowed Jonas (v. 48).
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"It's Good To Be A Nun" is a mildly amusing spin on Rodgers & Hammerstein that extolls the cloistered life.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "Born Yesterday" Surprises; "Sister Act" Begs Your Indulgence Michael Giltz 2011
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"It's Good To Be A Nun" is a mildly amusing spin on Rodgers & Hammerstein that extolls the cloistered life.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "Born Yesterday" Surprises; "Sister Act" Begs Your Indulgence Michael Giltz 2011
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Alzheimer's researchers over a decade ago got excited about the protective ability of cognitive activity, such as brain challenges or learning a new language, after early results from the so-called Nun Study.
How to Outsmart Alzheimer's Amy Dockser Marcus 2010
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Alzheimer's researchers over a decade ago got excited about the protective ability of cognitive activity, such as brain challenges or learning a new language, after early results from the so-called Nun Study.
How to Outsmart Alzheimer's Amy Dockser Marcus 2010
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