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61arts, 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… …
62comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
63performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
64Occitan literature — still sometimes called Provençal literature is a body of texts written in Occitan in what is nowadays the South of France. It originated in the poetry of the 11th and 12th century troubadours, and inspired the rise of vernacular literature… …
65Saddle seat — is a style of horseback riding within the category of English riding that is designed to show off the high trotting action of certain horse breeds. The style developed into its modern form in the United States, and is also seen in Canada and… …
66Francis I — 1. 1494 1547, king of France 1515 47. 2. 1768 1835, first emperor of Austria 1804 35; as Francis II, last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1792 1806. * * * I French François born Sept. 12, 1494, Cognac, France died March 31, 1547, Rambouillet… …
67United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
68publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
69culture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cultivation, tillage; development, education, learning; enlightenment; refinement, breeding, polish; civilization. See agriculture, courtesy, improvement, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …
70Geisha — This article is about the female Japanese entertainer. For the Chinese elm variety, see Ulmus parvifolia Geisha . Geiko redirects here. For the insurance company, see GEICO. Geisha from Kyoto Geisha (芸者 …
