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  • 1Ado — A*do ([.a]*d[=oo] ), (1) v. inf., (2) n. [OE. at do, northern form for to do. Cf. {Affair}.] 1. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. What is here ado? J. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss;… …

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  • 2Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness …

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  • 3English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 4List of Productions of the University of Canterbury Drama Society — This article contains a list of productions staged by the University of Canterbury Drama Society, from most to least recent, with authors and directors, if known. The list is not complete, with the most obvious gap in information being between… …

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  • 5fuss — I. n. Ado, bustle, fidget, hurry, worry, flurry, stir, excitement, agitation, to do, pucker (colloq.), much ado about trifles or about nothing. II. v. n. 1. Bustle, be in a fidget, make much ado about trifles or about nothing, be in a stew or… …

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  • 6bustle — I. v. n. Fuss, stir about, busy one s self, be active, be busy, bestir one s self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, be in a pucker (colloq.), be in a stew, make much ado about trifles or about nothing. II. n. 1. Stir, fuss, hurry, flurry, tumult,… …

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