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11Animal — An i*mal, n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See {Animate}.] 1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for… …
12The Cronnex — is a series of fantasy novels with gay protagonists written by Trewin Greenaway. Published online since 2004, the first three novels in the series are complete and the fourth began serialization in December 2006. The PDFs and website have high… …
13Plains Indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and …
14Maugham, W. Somerset — ▪ British writer in full William Somerset Maugham born Jan. 25, 1874, Paris, Fr. died Dec. 16, 1965, Nice English novelist, playwright, and short story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned style, cosmopolitan settings, and… …
15grow — [grəʊ] verb (past grew gru:; past participle grown grəʊn) 1》 (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. ↘(grow up) progress to maturity or adulthood. ↘(grow out of or into) become too… …
16development — n. 1. Unfolding, disclosure, exhibition, unravelling, disentanglement. 2. Growth, increase, progress to maturity. 3. Evolution, progressive growth, progression in a continuously ascending gradation. 4. (Alg.) Expansion, expanding …
17literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
18education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
19performing 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 …
20Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
