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  • 111dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …

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  • 112Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …

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  • 113interweave — interweavement, n. interweaver, n. interweavingly, adv. v. /in teuhr weev /; n. /in teuhr weev /, v., interwove or interweaved, interwoven or interwove or interweaved, interweaving, n. v.t. 1. to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or… …

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  • 114literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 115splice — spliceable, adj. /spluys/, v., spliced, splicing, n. v.t. 1. to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 2. to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 3. to unite… …

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  • 116Penderecki, Krzysztof — born Nov. 23, 1933, Debica, Pol. Polish composer and conductor. He studied composition at the Kraków Conservatory and would later serve as its director (1972–87). His early music (1960–74) involved dense note clusters and unorthodox sounds, and… …

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  • 117arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 118biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 119French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …

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  • 120Guarini, Guarino — ▪ Italian architect, priest, mathematician, and theologian also called  Camillo Guarini   born Jan. 17, 1624, Modena, Duchy of Modena [Italy] died March 6, 1683, Milan       Italian architect, priest, mathematician, and theologian whose designs… …

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