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  • 51Hayek, F.A. — ▪ British economist Introduction also called  Friedrich A. Hayek , in full  Friedrich August von Hayek  born May 8, 1899, Vienna, Austria died March 23, 1992, Freiburg, Germany       Austrian born British economist noted for his criticisms of the …

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  • 52Kloos, Willem — ▪ Dutch author born May 6, 1859, Amsterdam, Neth. died March 31, 1938, The Hague       Dutch poet and critic who was the driving intellectual force of the 1880 Dutch literary revival and the cofounder and mainstay of its periodical, De nieuwe… …

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  • 53Lawrence, T E — ▪ British scholar and military officer Introduction byname  Lawrence Of Arabia , also called (from 1927)  T.E. Shaw  born Aug. 15, 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales died May 19, 1935, Clouds Hill, Dorset, Eng.  British archaeological scholar …

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  • 54music recording — Introduction       physical record of a musical performance that can then be played back, or reproduced.       Because music evaporates as soon as it is produced, humans, seeking permanence in life s ephemera, have long sought ways to record and… …

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  • 55Patti, Adelina — ▪ British singer original name  Adela Juana Maria Patti  born Feb. 19, 1843, Madrid, Spain died Sept. 27, 1919, Craig y Nos Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales  Italian soprano who was one of the great coloratura singers of the 19th century.… …

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  • 56Roman Catholic — • A qualification of the name Catholic commonly used in English speaking countries by those unwilling to recognize the claim of being the One True Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Roman Catholic     Roman Catholic …

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  • 57adulation — noun /ˈædˌjʊu.leɪ.ʃən/ Flattery; fulsome praise. The adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors. See Also: adulate, adulator, adulatory …

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  • 59Naga people (Sri Lanka) — Cobra symbolism in a Sri Lankan Hindu statue of Nainativu Nagapooshani Ambigai. Cobra symbolism …

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  • 60bland — Synonyms and related words: abstract, adulatory, balmy, banal, bare, barren, blah, blandishing, blank, blarneying, bleached, boring, broad, buttery, cajoling, calm, changeable, characterless, civilized, clear, collective, complimentary, composed …

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