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this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Octogenarian - восьмидесятилетний человек; человек, которому за восемьдесят
According to the Bible (Exodus 7:7), Moses was 80 years old when he initially spoke to Pharaoh on behalf of his people. Today, 80 years of age is the upper age limit for cardinals to vote in papal elections.
NINETY
Gay (Am)/ Naughty (Br) Nineties - «Беспутные девяно стые» (1890-е гг.)
The period from 1890 to the end of the century which was dominated by the aesthetic philosophy of "Art for Art's Sake" of Oscar Wilde and others. The exponents of their philosophy were notorious for their dandyism and decadence. I n Britain, the Naughty Nineties were considered to be a period of fun loving and laxity, especially in sexual morals; the years between 1890 and 1900, remembered as a happy, exciting time: Ladies wore large hats in the gay nineties. * Picnics were popular in the Naughty Nineties.
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