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71ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …
72international 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… …
73laser — /lay zeuhr/, n. Physics. a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase. Also called optical maser. [1955 60; …
74New Mexico — New Mexican. a state in the SW United States. 1,299,968; 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Cap.: Santa Fe. Abbr.: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M. * * * State (pop., 2000: 1,819,046), southwestern U.S. Bordered by Mexico and the U.S.… …
75religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
76Hale, Sir Matthew — born Nov. 1, 1609, Alderley, Gloucestershire, Eng. died Dec. 25, 1676, Alderley British legal scholar. Orphaned at age 5, he planned to become a minister but ultimately chose the study of law. He defended Archbishop William Laud and other… …
77Lee, Spike — orig. Shelton Jackson Lee born March 20, 1957, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. U.S. film director. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and earned a master s degree in film at New York University. The comedy She s Gotta Have It (1986) brought him attention, but it… …
78Lucullus, Lucius Licinius — born с 117 died 57/56 BC Roman general who served as consul in 74 BC. He fought alongside Sulla and was the only officer to take part in Sulla s march on Rome. After Sulla s death Lucullus maintained his power through intrigue. He commanded the… …
79Truman, Harry S. — born May 8, 1884, Lamar, Mo., U.S. died Dec. 26, 1972, Kansas City, Mo. 33rd president of the U.S. (1945–53). He worked at various jobs before serving with distinction in World War I. He became a partner in a Kansas City haberdashery; when the… …
80Abdullah, Crown Prince — ▪ 2003 Crown Prince Abdullah, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, emerged as a key political decision maker concerning Arab regional and international affairs in 2002. Following the 1995 stroke that afflicted his half brother, King Fahd,… …
