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  • 1Expanse — Ex*panse , n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See {Expand}.] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. The green expanse. Savage. [1913 Webster] Lights . . . high in the expanse… …

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  • 2Heaven — Heav en (h[e^]v n), n. [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS. heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin, Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E. heave, or… …

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  • 3expanse — n. 1. Extent, expansion, stretch, expanded surface. 2. [With The.] Firmament, sky, welkin, vault, canopy, arch of heaven, arch of the sky …

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  • 4azure — I. a. Blue, cerulean, sky colored, sky blue. II. n. 1. Blue, sky color, cerulean. 2. (With The prefixed.) The sky, heaven, welkin, empyrean, arch or expanse of heaven, blue expanse, expanse, depths of space, the cerulean vault …

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  • 5Biblical cosmology — See also: Religious cosmology The various authors of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh, or Old Testament) and New Testament provide glimpses of their views regarding cosmology. According to the Genesis creation narrative, the cosmos created by Elohim has… …

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  • 6theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 7Huron Indians — • If language may be taken as a fair criterion to go by, the Hurons proper were the original stock from which sprang all the branches of the great Iroquoian family, whether included in the primitive federation of the Five Nations, or standing… …

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  • 8Temple Mount — הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyith الحرم الشريف, al Haram ash Sharīf, Elevation …

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  • 9United 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… …

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  • 10arts, 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… …

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