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21Amusement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Amusement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 amusement amusement entertainment Sgm: N 1 diversion diversion divertissement Sgm: N 1 reaction reaction solace Sgm: N 1 pastime pastime passetemps …
22Laos — /lah ohs, lows, lay os/; Fr. /lann aws /, n. a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Cap.: Vientiane. * * * Laos Introduction Laos Background: In 1975, the Communist Pathet Lao took… …
23China — • Includes history, government, education, and religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. China China † …
24Slavic mythology — is the mythological aspect of the polytheistic religion that was practised by the Slavs before Christianisation. The religion possesses many common traits with other religions descended from the Proto Indo European religion. Zbruch Idol. Contents …
25List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …
26Arabic influence on the Spanish language — has been significant, due to the Islamic presence in the Iberian peninsula between 711 and 1492 A.D. (see Al Andalus). Modern day Spanish language (also called castellano in Spanish) first appeared in the small Christian Kingdom of Castile in… …
27orgy — /awr jee/, n., pl. orgies. 1. wild, drunken or licentious festivity or revelry. 2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions: an orgy of killing. 3. orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the… …
28Iranian religion — Introduction diverse beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho …
29Riot — Ri ot, n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.] 1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. [1913 Webster] His headstrong riot hath no curb. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose… …
30To run riot — Riot Ri ot, n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot, ravot.] 1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult. [1913 Webster] His headstrong riot hath no curb. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose… …
