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71amber — amberlike, ambery, amberous, adj. /am beuhr/, n. 1. a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent… …
72Amber — /am beuhr/, n. a female given name. * * * Fossil tree resin that occurs as irregular nodules, rods, or droplike shapes in all shades of yellow with nuances of orange, brown, and, rarely, red. Milky white opaque varieties are called bone amber.… …
73chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …
74china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
75China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
76Kalidasa — /kah li dah seuh/, n. fl. 5th century A.D., Hindu dramatist and poet. Also, Kalidasa. * * * flourished с 5th century Indian poet and dramatist. Little is known about him; his poems suggest that he was a Brahman (priest). Many works are… …
77kuvasz — /koov ahs, kooh vahs/, n., pl. kuvaszok /koov ah sawk , kooh vah /. one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a short, slightly wavy, white coat, used for herding sheep and as watchdogs. [1930 35; < Hungarian < Turk kavas guard < Ar qawwas… …
78Columbus, Christopher — Italian Cristoforo Colombo Spanish Cristóbal Colón born between Aug. 26 and Oct. 31?, 1451, Genoa died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain Genoese navigator and explorer whose transatlantic voyages opened the way for European exploration,… …
79Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich — born May 28, 1925, Berlin, Ger. German baritone and conductor. He had his first extensive performance experience as a prisoner of war in Italy, and he made his professional debut in 1947. One of the most remarkable singers of his time, he was… …
80Isaac of Stella — born с 1100, England died с 1169, Étoile, near Poitiers, Aquitaine Monk, philosopher, and theologian. Isaac joined the Cistercians during the reforms carried out by St. Bernard de Clairvaux. His scholarly works make use of logical argumentation… …
