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  • 51Bredbury — infobox UK place country = England official name= Bredbury latitude= 53.4206 longitude= 2.1135 population= 15,126 (2001 Census) metropolitan borough= Stockport metropolitan county= Greater Manchester region= North West England constituency… …

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  • 52éclat — noun /eɪˈklɑ/ A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. All she needs is a year or two at a fashionable finishing school, so that at eighteen she can come out with …

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  • 53éclat — n. 1. Acclamation, applause, plaudit, burst of applause. 2. Brilliancy, splendor, show, pomp, lustre, effect, striking effect …

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  • 54Eclat — E*clat , n. [F. [ e]clat a fragment, splinter, explosion, brilliancy, splendor, fr. [ e]clater to splinter, burst, explode, shine brilliantly, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. sleizan to slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan, G. schleissen; akin to E.… …

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  • 55Shining — Shin ing, a. 1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor. Fish . . . with their fins and shining scales. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Splendid; illustrious;… …

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  • 56bang — I. verb Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering Date: circa 1550 transitive verb 1. to strike sharply ; bump < banged his knee > 2. to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise < …

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  • 57Alessandro Scarlatti — (May 2, 1660 ndash; October 24, 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, Domenico&#8230; …

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  • 58Jethro Tull (band) — Infobox Musical artist Name = Jethro Tull Img capt = Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Origin = Blackpool and Luton, England Instrument = Genre = Hard rock, Folk rock, Progressive rock Years active = 1968 – present Label …

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  • 59Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi (4 October 1720 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric prisons ( Carceri d Invenzione ).BiographyPiranesi was born in Mogliano Veneto …

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  • 60Bernard Herrmann — Infobox Actor name = Bernard Herrmann caption = Bernard Herrmann and his dog birthdate = birth date|1911|6|29 birthplace = New York City, New York deathdate = death date and age|1975|12|24|1911|6|29 deathplace = North Hollywood, California&#8230; …

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