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71mish|mash — «MIHSH MASH», noun, verb. –n. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; jumble: »a mishmash of unrelated facts and figures. A gastronomical mishmash of grilled and roasted and fried fishes and meats (Atlantic). –v.t. to make a mishmash of. ╂[probably… …
72om|ni|um-gath|er|um — «OM nee uhm GATH uhr uhm», noun. a miscellaneous collection; confused mixture. SYNONYM(S): medley. ╂[< Latin omnium of all, genitive plural of omnis + gatherum, a Latinization coined from English gather] …
73mish·mash — /ˈmıʃˌmæʃ/ noun [singular] informal : a confused mixture of things usually + of The collection is a mishmash [=hodgepodge, jumble] of different styles …
74DIDEROT, DENIS° — (1713–1784), French man of letters. He was editor in chief of the celebrated Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers (1751–80), to which he also contributed many articles. His article Juifs (Philosophie des)… …
75literature — /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.… …
76performing 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 …
77KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
78international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
79race — race1 /rays/, n., v., raced, racing. n. 1. a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 2. races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 3. any… …
80Race — /rays/, n. Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland. * * * I Term once commonly used in physical anthropology to denote a division of humankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a… …
