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  • 1ape — I. n. 1. Simian, troglodyte, tailless monkey. 2. Mimic, servile imitator. 3. Imitator, imitation, image, type, likeness. 4. Object of contempt, monster of ugliness, object of ridicule, guy. II. v. a. 1. Mimic (in good sense), imitate, counterfeit …

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  • 2History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… …

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