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101china — /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 …
102China — /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 …
103Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
104reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… …
105Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservation of Public Lands — ▪ Primary Source President Roosevelt was a conservationist by nature. An enthusiastic outdoorsman, he also recognized that the industrial transformation of the United States since the Civil War had made coal, timber, and other natural… …
106Charles Darwin bibliography — This is a partial list of the writings of Charles Darwin, including his main works. All of his writings are available at The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online: the Table of Contents provides a complete bibliography of his works, including… …
107Jesus myth theory — The Resurrection of Christ by Noel Coypel (1700). Jesus myth theorists see this as one of a number of stories about dying and rising gods. Description The …
108Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
109DOT (ethnologie juridique) — La vulgarisation du vocabulaire juridique conduit parfois à grouper sous le même terme des institutions d’une similitude très approximative et à créer ainsi un rapport artificiel difficile à maintenir. La précision des termes du droit s’accommode …
110FEMME - L’image de la femme — Il n’y a pas de nu en littérature. Seul eût été capable de nous le donner Raymond Roussel si, moins intéressé par les mécanismes, il avait pu, à propos d’une femme, ne nous en tendre que l’enveloppe. Telle école ou tel moment parcelle la femme en …
