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mensa
mensa (Lat., ‘table’). In early Christian times the word was used of the stone tablets set over or near a grave, and apparently used for receiving food for meals in memory of the deceased. It is also in common use to designate the flat stone (or other material) which forms the top of an altar.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "mensa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "mensa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-mensa.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "mensa." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-mensa.html |
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Mensa an international organization founded in England in 1945 whose members must achieve very high scores in IQ tests to be admitted. The name comes from Latin for ‘table’, with allusion to a round table at which all members have equal status.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mensa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mensa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Mensa.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Mensa." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Mensa.html |
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mensa A small plateau or tableland on a planetary surface; pl.mensae. The name, which means ‘table’, is not a geological term, but is used in the nomenclature of individual features, for example Deuteronilus Mensae on Mars.
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"mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-mensa.html "mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-mensa.html |
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Mensa (abbr. Men, gen. Mensae) A small, faint constellation near the south celestial pole, representing Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Its brightest star, Alpha Mensae, is of magnitude 5.1. It contains part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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"Mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Mensa.html "Mensa." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Mensa.html |
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mensa. Upper slab of stone forming the top of an altar in a church.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mensa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mensa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-mensa.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "mensa." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-mensa.html |
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Mensa •amasser, gasser, macassar, Makassar, Mombasa, Nasser
•relaxer, waxer
•salsa
•cancer, romancer
•piazza • necromancer • madrasa
•Kinshasa, Lhasa, passer, Tarrasa, Vaasa
•advancer, answer, chancer, dancer, enhancer, lancer, prancer
•tazza
•addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, intercessor, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, professor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa
•Alexa, flexor, vexer
•Elsa, Kielce
•censer, censor, dispenser, fencer, Mensa, sensor, Spenser
•seltzer
•Faenza, Henze
•indexer • hairdresser • predecessor
•microprocessor, processor
•acer, bracer, chaser, debaser, embracer, facer, macer, mesa, pacer, placer, racer, spacer, tracer
•Ailsa • steeplechaser
•greaser, Lisa, Nerissa, piecer, Raisa, releaser
•pizza
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"Mensa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mensa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mensa.html "Mensa." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mensa.html |
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