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    Inside the hidden quarters of history's greatest seducer | BBC Global

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    pretend

    US /prɪˈtɛnd/

    UK /prɪ'tend/

    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To act as if something is true when it is not
    • Adjective
    • Not real; imaginary.
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    ancient

    US /ˈenʃənt/

    UK /'eɪnʃənt/

    • Adjective
    • Very old; having lived a very long time ago
    • Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
    • Noun
    • A person who lived in ancient times.
    intellectual

    US /ˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl/

    UK /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
    • a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
    • Adjective
    • Relating to the intellect or mental understanding.
    • Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect.
    escape

    US /ɪˈskep/

    UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
    • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
    • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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