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21ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
22profuse — profuse; lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant carry as their basic meaning giving out or given out in great abundance. What is profuse seems to pour or be poured forth in abundance, without restraint, or in a stream {profuse apologies}… …
23Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
24excessive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous; superfluous, extreme. See dearness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. immoderate, inordinate, extreme, extravagant, exorbitant,… …
25Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
26ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
27Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
28ex|trav´a|gant|ness — ex|trav|a|gant «ehk STRAV uh guhnt», adjective. 1. spending carelessly and lavishly; wasteful: »An extravagant person has extravagant tastes and habits. SYNONYM(S): prodigal, lavish. 2. beyond the bounds of reason; fantastically absurd; excessive …
29ex|trav´a|gant|ly — ex|trav|a|gant «ehk STRAV uh guhnt», adjective. 1. spending carelessly and lavishly; wasteful: »An extravagant person has extravagant tastes and habits. SYNONYM(S): prodigal, lavish. 2. beyond the bounds of reason; fantastically absurd; excessive …
30ex|trav|a|gant — «ehk STRAV uh guhnt», adjective. 1. spending carelessly and lavishly; wasteful: »An extravagant person has extravagant tastes and habits. SYNONYM(S): prodigal, lavish. 2. beyond the bounds of reason; fantastically absurd; excessive: »an… …
