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41sulfurous — adjective 1. of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur • Syn: ↑sulphurous • Pertains to noun: ↑sulphur (for: ↑sulphurous), ↑sulfur • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
42David Letterman — Letterman performing on his show in June 2011. Pseudonym Earl Hofert Born April 12, 1947 (1947 04 12) …
43Maureen Dowd — Dowd at a Democratic Debate in Philadelphia, April 16, 2008 Born Maureen Bridgid Dowd January 14, 1952 (1952 01 14) (age 59) Washington, D.C …
44Djuna Barnes — Djuna Barnes, ca. 1921. Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American writer who played an important part in the development of 20th century English language modernist writing and was one of the key figures in 1920s and 30s… …
45Ezequiel Martínez Estrada — (September 14,1895 November 4,1964) was an Argentine writer, poet, essayist, and literary critic. An admired biographer and critic, he was often political in his writings, and was a confirmed anti Peronist. While in his middle years he was… …
46Charles Lederer — Born December 31, 1906 New York, NY Died March 5, 1976 (age 69) Los Angeles, CA Occupation Screenwriter, director, produc …
47acerb — /euh serrb /, adj. acerbic. [1650 60; < L acerbus; see ACERBIC] * * * …
48japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
49Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
50performing 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 …
