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61Mozart's Berlin journey — The cities of Vienna, Prague, Dresden, and Berlin lie on a roughly north south axis, in the present day nations of Austria (tan), the Czech Republic (orange) and Germany (light blue); Leipzig falls somewhat to the west of this axis. Distances:… …
62Carlos Goez — Infobox Writer name = Carlos Goez caption = Pomander Book Shop, 1979 (Alex Finlayson) birthdate = birth date|1939|12|13|mf=y birthplace = Medellin, Colombia deathdate = death date and age|1990|12|25|1939|12|13|mf=y deathplace = New York City… …
63Nicholas Riccardi — (born at Genoa, 1585; died at Rome, 30 May 1639) was an Italian Dominican theologian, writer and preacher. Life Physically he was unprepossessing, but he was encouraged by his parents who sent him to Spain to pursue his studies in the Pincian… …
64Tiger Varadachariar — Born August 1, 1876(1876 08 01) Kolathur Died January 31, 1950(1950 01 31) (aged 73) Notable instruments Vocal Tiger Varadachari …
65alphabet — /al feuh bet , bit/, n. 1. the letters of a language in their customary order. 2. any system of characters or signs with which a language is written: the Greek alphabet. 3. any such system for representing the sounds of a language: the phonetic… …
66back-alley — /bak al ee/, adj. dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back alley morals; back alley political schemes. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …
67Joe — /joh/, n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) Informal. fellow; guy: the average Joe who works for a living. 2. Informal. a personification of a typical, often unprepossessing representative of an occupation, personality trait, state of being, etc., that is… …
68literature — /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.… …
69Maria Theresa — /meuh ree euh teuh ray seuh, zeuh/ 1717 80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740 80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette). German, Maria Theresia /mah rddee ah te rdday zee ah/. * * * German… …
70pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
