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  1. Vanity
    HMS Vanity was a British V Class destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1918. She was armed with four 4-inch guns; one 2-pounder pompom anti-aircraft gun; one machine gun; four Lewis guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings added during modifications carried out i...
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  2. Vanity
    [song] "Vanity" is a popular song. The music was written by Guy Wood, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was recorded by Don Cherry, who had recorded the hit version, for his 1968 a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_(son

  3. Vanity
    [album] Vanity is the third full length studio album to be released by metalcore band Eighteen Visions. It was their first album to feature a music video, which was for "You Broke Like Glass". It was the last album to feature guitarist Brandan Schieppati as he left immediately after the reco...
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  4. Vanity
    [disambiguation] Vanity is excessive self-regard and overblown pride. Vanity may also refer to: ...
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  5. vanity
    [n] - the quality of being valueless or futile
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  6. vanity
    a form of bias encountered in surveys of human populations which can be introduced into the results through distorted responses by the individuals being questioned.The person questioned fails to give an accurate reply but makes instead an assertion more pleasing to his personal vanity Category: S...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Vanity
    Van'i·ty noun ; plural Vanities . [ Middle English vanite , vanité , Latin vanitas , from vanus empty, vain. See Vain .] 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy de...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/6

  8. vanity
    Origin: OE. Vanite, vanite, L. Vanitas, fr. Vanus empty, vain. See Vain. ... 1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. 'Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.' (Eccl. I. 2) 'Here ...
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  9. vanity
    noun the quality of being valueless or futile; `he rejected the vanities of the world`
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  10. Vanity
    • (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity. • (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one`s personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desi...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. vanity
    vanity 1. Excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit: 'The failure of being elected was a great blow to his vanity.' 2. A lack of real value; hollowness; worthlessness: 'She persisted with the vanity of a selfish life.' ...
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  12. Vanity
    [performer] Denise Katrina Matthews (born January 4, 1959), better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s. She was the lead singer for th...
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  13. Vanity
    In conventional parlance, vanity is the excessive belief in one`s own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic synonym for vanity, but original...
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  14. VANITY
    A bathroom storage cabinet beneath the counter.
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  15. vanity
    • feelings of excessive pride
    • the quality of being valueless or futile
    • the trait of being vain and conceited
    • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup

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  16. Vanity
    [clothing] Vanity Shops of Grand Forks, also known as Vanity, is a mall-based chain of clothing stores that sells young women’s apparel and accessories. The fashion retailer’s clothing items range in size from zero to 17 with pants inseam lengths of up to {convert|37|in|mm}. ==History== ...
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  17. Vanity
    [film] Vanity is the only known screen credit of Cain, who went on to achieve a degree of immortality in British culture after being chosen as "the girl with the golden voice", becoming the original voice of the speaking clock in the UK between 1936 and 1963. ...
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  18. Vanity
    [Titian] Vanity is an oil painting by Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to around 1515 and now held at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany. ==History== The work was perhaps in emperor Rudolf II`s gallery in Prague, before becoming part of that of the Electors of Bavaria. It i...
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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