Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.
Ambrose BierceDIAPHRAGM, n. A muscular partition separating disorders of the chest from disorders of the bowels.
Ambrose BierceRECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.
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