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111Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
112Electric upright bass — An Aria SWB 02/5 5 string EUB with a skeleton style upper bout so that the bass will sit against the body properly. The electric upright bass (abbreviated EUB) is an electronically amplified version of the double bass that has a minimal or… …
113The Association for Legalizing American Lotteries — was an illegal lottery disguised as an organization in 1936.Time (magazine) wrote on Monday, April 20, 1936:One way to get around the U. S. laws against lotteries is to think up a high sounding name for an organization, enroll members at so much… …
114word — I n. independent, meaningful linguistic form 1) to coin a word 2) to pronounce, say, utter; write a word (to say a few words about smt.) 3) to mispronounce a word 4) to distort smb. s words 5) to not mince any words ( to speak frankly ) 6) angry …
115loudness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) High audibility Nouns 1. loudness, noisiness, vociference, sonorousness, vehemency, intensity, power; stridency, raucousness, cacophony; decibel, bel. See rotundity. 2. (loud echo) resonance, reverberation …
116looking — I noun 1. the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually (Freq. 1) he went out to have a look his look was fixed on her eyes he gave it a good looking at his camera does his looking for him • Syn: ↑ …
117fus|tian — «FUHS chuhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a coarse, heavy cloth made of cotton and flax. Fustian was used for clothing in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. 2. a thick cotton cloth like corduroy or velveteen. It is twilled and has a short pile or nap …
118The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
119big — Synonyms and related words: adult, aggrandized, ample, apotheosized, arrogant, arty, awash, awesome, awful, awfully, beatified, benevolent, big boy, big cheese, big noise, big shot, big league, big name, big time, bighearted, bigwig, bigwigged,… …
120Criticism of college and university rankings (2007 United States) — refers to a 2007 movement which developed among faculty and administrators in American Institutions of Higher Education. It follows previous movements in the U.S. and Canada (by schools in the 1990s such as Reed College, Stanford University, Alma …
