Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The proper substance of horn or horny tissue; the organic substance of the ceratina, entering largely into the composition of epithelial or cuticular structures, as horns, hoofs, nails, etc. Also keratin, keratine.
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- noun a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
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Examples
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Our present system of modes of production and modes of exchanges of goods and services (distribution), and the relationships between them, continue to be described (seldom defined) as a form of “ism,” based on descriptive terms applied to ceratin of its elements by antagonists of the system, such as Karl Marx.
Four Types of Capitalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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There's nothing to suggest that, over a ceratin range, the difference between the curves couldn't be decreasing.
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I'm ceratin if Hitler were still around he would be either a Fox News reagular guest speaker or a consultant.
CNN Poll: Americans mostly agree with Obama on Afghanistan 2009
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I fully support Maxine Doogan for including street based workers and immigrant workers in Prop K and all the sex workers rights organizations who worked so hard to make ceratin all sex industry workers have the same protections, regardless of where they work or the immigration status.
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They did measure your "clappily enthusiasm", and if it was not up to a ceratin level, you would definitely get called into the principal's or the Party secretary's office if they weren't the same person to "analyze" and "investigate" why.
"During these first 100 days, what has ... enchanted you the most? Ann Althouse 2009
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On one hand, he counters the Brahminical scholars who negate Marxism on ceratin issues and also by differing with the certain principles of Marxism in general and the mechanical interpretation of Marxism by Indian Marxists in particular.
Archive 2009-02-01 kesav 2009
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Either Obama's up a ceratin creek sans paddle, or he's got Hillary and Edwards doing exactly what he wants.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Hillary Personally Slams Obama Over Reagan Comments 2009
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On one hand, he counters the Brahminical scholars who negate Marxism on ceratin issues and also by differing with the certain principles of Marxism in general and the mechanical interpretation of Marxism by Indian Marxists in particular.
Untouchable Spring .... అంటరాని వసంతం kesav 2009
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Either Obama's up a ceratin creek sans paddle, or he's got Hillary and Edwards doing exactly what he wants.
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In this, as in so many ways, we have in these men simply an expression of ceratin peculiarly British maladies (the class system and romantic attachment to "Arabia") that has nothing to do with any modern trend, Nu Laber included.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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