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11Italy — /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… …
12Dioceses of the Church of the East to 1318 — Syrian, Armenian and Latin bishops debate Christian doctrine in the Crusader city of Acre, late 13th century At the height of its power, in the 10th century AD, the dioceses of the Church of the East numbered well over a hundred and stretched… …
13Celtic literature — Introduction the body of writings composed in Gaelic and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh and its sister languages, Breton and Cornish. For writings in English by Irish, Scottish, and Welsh authors, see… …
14fadeout — noun 1. a slow or gradual disappearance (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑receding • Derivationally related forms: ↑fade out, ↑recede (for: ↑receding) • Hy …
15fade-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from fade out, v. 1. a. : gradual decrease in visibility or distinctness of a motion picture or television image especially for signaling transition or conclusion b. : diminution or disappearance of sound impulse… …
16Dependent States — ▪ 2009 Introduction Europe and the Atlantic. For a list of populated Dependent States, see Table (Dependent States). In May 2008 Ilulissat, Greenland, was the site of an international summit on Arctic sovereignty attended by official… …
17BETA ISRAEL — BETA ISRAEL, ethno religious group in Ethiopia which claims to be of Jewish origin and which is attached to a form of the Jewish religion based on the Bible, certain books of the Apocrypha, and other post biblical Scripture; living in the… …
18NEWSPAPERS, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the spread of the hebrew press main stages of development In Europe Through the Early 1880s ideology of the early press in europe until world war i in europe between the wars the… …
19fade-out — /fayd owt /, n. 1. Motion Pictures, Television. a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene. 2. Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual decrease in the volume of sound, esp. of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually ending in… …
20fade-out — fade′ out n. 1) sbz a gradual decrease in the visibility of a film or television scene 2) sbz a gradual decrease in the volume of broadcast or recorded sound 3) a gradual disappearance or reduction • Etymology: 1915–20 …
