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  • 41dectet — /dek tetˈ/ noun 1. A group of ten (musicians, lines of verse, etc) 2. A composition for ten musicians ORIGIN: L decem ten, and ↑quartet, ↑quintet, etc …

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  • 42Tony Harrison — (born April 30, 1937) is an English poet and playwright. He is noted for his controversial plays like V and Fram , as well as his versions of ancient Greek tragedies like the Oresteia and Hecuba . He is often noted for his outspoken views,… …

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  • 43No World Order — This article is about a Todd Rundgren album. For the Gamma Ray album, see No World Order No World Order Studio album by TR i Released May 1993 …

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  • 44antiphony — antiphonic /an teuh fon ik/, adj. antiphonically, adv. /an tif euh nee/, n., pl. antiphonies. 1. alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions. 2. a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon. 3. a responsive musical utterance. [1585 95; …

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  • 45pangram — pangrammatic /pan greuh mat ik, pang /, adj. /pan greuhm, gram, pang /, n. a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet. [1930 35; PAN + GRAM1] * * * …

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  • 46pangram — pan•gram [[t]ˈpæn grəm, græm, ˈpæŋ [/t]] n. ling. a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet • Etymology: 1930–35 pan gram•mat′ic grəˈmæt ɪk adj …

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  • 47Coleridge, Sara — (1802 1852)    Miscellaneous writer, the only dau. of the above, m. her cousin, Henry Nelson C. She translated Dobrizhöffer s Account of the Abipones, and The Joyous and Pleasant History ... of the Chevalier Bayard. Her original works are Pretty… …

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  • 48sonorous — /ˈsɒnərəs / (say sonuhruhs) adjective 1. giving out, or capable of giving out, a sound, especially a deep resonant sound, as a thing or a place. 2. loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. 3. rich and full in sound, as language, verse, etc. 4. high… …

  • 49anaphora — [ə naf′ə rə] n. [L < Gr < ana , up, back + pherein, to BEAR1] repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, lines of verse, etc …

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  • 50improvise — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 compose or perform (music, verse, etc.) extempore. 2 provide or construct (a thing) extempore. Derivatives: improvisation n. improvisational adj. improvisatorial adj. improvisatory adj. improviser n. Etymology: F improviser… …

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