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81city — cityless, adj. citylike, adj. /sit ee/, n., pl. cities. 1. a large or important town. 2. (in the U.S.) an incorporated municipality, usually governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or councilmen. 3. the inhabitants of a city collectively: The …
82parasitic — parasitically, adv. parasiticalness, n. /par euh sit ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of parasites. 2. (of diseases) due to parasites. 3. Phonet. excrescent (def. 2). Also, parasitical. [1620 30; < L parasiticus < Gk parasitikós …
83semantics — semanticist /si man teuh sist/, semantician /see man tish euhn/, n. /si man tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Ling. a. the study of meaning. b. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form. 2.… …
84History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …
85Jan Baptista van Helmont — Jan Baptista van Helmont † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jan Baptista van Helmont Born at Brussels, 1577; died near Vilvorde, 30 December, 1644. This scientist, distinguished in the early annals of chemistry, belonged to a good Flemish… …
86Gaudy Art — (Yansu yishu) Gaudy Art is a mid 1990s art movement appropriating the bright aesthetics of folk art and consumer culture. Yansu is a neologism (see neologisms) originally coined by art critic Li Xianting to translate ‘kitsch’, and later… …
87producerism — noun A syncretic ideology of populist economic nationalism that holds that the productive forces of society mdash; the ordinary worker, the small businessman, and the entrepreneur mdash; are being held back by parasitical elements at the top and… …
88tapeworm — noun a) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of both animals and humans. b) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum …
89parasite — noun /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/ a) A (generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing the resources produced/collected by another living organism. Lice, fleas, ticks and mites are widely spread parasites. b) A person who relies on other peoples… …
90De conscribendis epistolis — On the Writing of Letters (Latin: De conscribendis epistolis) was a popular Early Modern guide to the art of letter writing by Spanish humanist Juan Luis Vives. First published in 1534 in conjunction with Desiderius Erasmus treatise of the same… …
