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#122493 - 02/10/04 09:40 AM apocalypse
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--apocalypse
apoc.a.lypse or apoc.a.lyp.ti.cal \*-'pa:k-*-.lips\ \*-.pa:k-*-'lip-tik\ \-ti-k*l\ \-k(*-)le-\ \-t*-.siz-*m\ n [ME, revelation, Revelation, fr. LL apocalypsis, fr. Gk apokalypsis], fr. apokalyptein to uncover, fr. apo +
kalyptein to cover - more at HELL 1a: one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 2 BCE to A.D. marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom cap 1b: the biblical book of Revelation 2: something viewed as a prophetic revelation - apoc.a.lyp.ti.c aj
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#122494 - 02/10/04 09:49 AM Re: apocalypse
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veteran
Registered: 01/06/04
Posts: 1474
Loc: California Related to eucalyptus 'well-covered'.
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#122495 - 02/10/04 09:51 AM Re: apocalypse
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 13858 But no cute koalas munching it.
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#122496 - 10/11/05 01:18 AM Re: apocalypse
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addict
Registered: 01/18/01
Posts: 618
Loc: Australia Aaaaarrggghhhhhh. Cute koalas are going to take over the world!!!!!
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#122497 - 10/11/05 07:15 AM Re: apocalypse
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Carpal Tunnel
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Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13667 So, is das Lied der Seeräuber Jenny an apocalyptic song?
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