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  • 121Polonaise — Po lo*naise , n. [Written also Polonese and Polonoise.] 1. The Polish language. [1913 Webster] 2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3 4… …

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  • 122Stem — (st[e^]m), n. [AS. stemn, stefn, st[ae]fn; akin to OS. stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven stem of a ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship, Icel. stafn, stamn, stem of a ship, stofn, stomn, stem, Sw. stam a tree trunk, Dan. stamme …

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  • 123Stem leaf — Stem Stem (st[e^]m), n. [AS. stemn, stefn, st[ae]fn; akin to OS. stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven stem of a ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship, Icel. stafn, stamn, stem of a ship, stofn, stomn, stem, Sw. stam a tree trunk,… …

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  • 124quiddity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English quidite, from Medieval Latin quidditat , quidditas essence, from Latin quid what, neuter of quis who more at who Date: 14th century 1. whatever makes something the type that it is ; essence 2. a. a… …

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  • 125crank — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cranke, from Old English cranc (as in crancstæf, a weaving instrument); probably akin to Middle High German krank weak, sick more at cringe Date: 13th century 1. a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at …

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  • 126Anthem of Europe — Infobox Anthem title = Ode to Joy alt title = European Anthemhttp://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/About Coe/emblems/emblemes.asp] http://europa.eu/abc/symbols/anthem/index en.htm] image size = 258px caption = A page from Beethoven s original manuscript.… …

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  • 127Fugue — For other uses, see Fugue (disambiguation). A six part fugue from The Musical Offering, in the hand of Johann Sebastian Bach. In music, a fugue ( &#16 …

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  • 128Note — This article is about the musical term. For other uses, see Note (disambiguation). In music, the term note has two primary meanings: A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound; A pitched sound itself.… …

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