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Widowhood refers to the period of time between loss of spouse and remarriage.
Wiki refers to a collection of web pages in which users can create web pages on a topic and readers can freely edit those pages.
Wilhelm Wundt (1832 -1920) , a German who established the first psychology laboratory in 1879, where concentrated almost exclusively on psychological research, particularly on the study of human sensory experience, a research that had previously belonged to the realm of physiology and philosophy .
Wilkinson addition test refers to a performance test in which the subjects add numbers for one hour.
Will to power is a term which according to Nietzsche refers to the basic human need to become stronger, more complete, more superior. While satisfying the "Will to power", a person continually becomes something other than he or she was.
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