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  • 41classical — 1590s, of the highest rank, from CLASSIC (Cf. classic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Classical music (1836) was defined originally against romantic music. [I]n general, as now used, the term classical includes the composers active in instrumental music from …

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  • 42Phase field models — A phase field model is a mathematical model for solving interfacial problems. It has been mainly applied to solidification dynamics, [ [http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.matsci.32.101901.155803 WJ. Boettinger et al.… …

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  • 43St. John Chrysostom —     St. John Chrysostom     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Chrysostom     (Chrysostomos, golden mouthed so called on account of his eloquence).     Doctor of the Church, born at Antioch, c. 347; died at Commana in Pontus, 14 September, 407.… …

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  • 44James Bond — Double Oh Seven redirects here. For other uses, see 007 (disambiguation). This article is about the spy series in general. For the character, see James Bond (character). For the film series, see James Bond in film. For the novels, see James Bond… …

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  • 45Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… …

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  • 46literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 47performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 48United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 49Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 50arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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