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111uneducated — /un ej oo kay tid, ed yoo /, adj. not educated. [1580 90; UN 1 + EDUCATED] Syn. untutored, unschooled, untaught, uninstructed, unenlightened, uninformed, uncultivated. See ignorant. * * * …
112unlearned — unlearnedly, adv. /un lerr nid/ for 1, 2, 5; /un lerrnd / for 3, 4, adj. 1. not learned; not scholarly or erudite. 2. uneducated; untaught; unschooled; ignorant. 3. not acquired by instruction, study, etc. 4. known without being learned. 5. of or …
113Francis, James Bicheno — born May 18, 1815, Southleigh, Devon, Eng. died Sept. 18, 1892, Lowell, Mass., U.S. British U.S. hydraulic engineer. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1833 and at 22 became chief engineer of the Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on the Merrimack… …
114South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
115Tesla, Nikola — born July 9/10, 1856, Smiljan, Lika, Austria Hungary died Jan. 7, 1943, New York, N.Y., U.S. Serbian U.S. inventor and researcher. He studied in Austria and Bohemia and worked in Paris before coming to the U.S. in 1884. He worked for Thomas Alva… …
116Qabbani, Nizar — ▪ 1999 Syrian poet and diplomat (b. March 21, 1923, Damascus, Syria d. April 30, 1998, London, Eng.), was one of the most widely read Arab poets of the 20th century. Written in simple but eloquent language, his verses, some of which were… …
117Dickinson, Emily — ▪ American poet Introduction in full Emily Elizabeth Dickinson born Dec. 10, 1830, Amherst, Mass., U.S. died May 15, 1886, Amherst American lyric poet who lived in seclusion and commanded a singular brilliance of style and integrity of… …
118English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
119Poor Richard — ▪ fictional American philosopher unschooled but experienced homespun philosopher, a character created by the American writer and statesman Benjamin Franklin (Franklin, Benjamin) and used as his pen name for the annual Poor Richard s almanac …
120singing — ▪ music the production of musical tones by means of the human voice. It is the oldest form of music making. In its physical aspect, singing has a well defined technique that depends on the use of the lungs, which act as an air supply, or… …
