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  • 21pro|ver|bi|al — «pruh VUR bee uhl», adjective. 1. a) of a proverb. b) expressed in a proverb: »proverbial wisdom. c) like a proverb: »proverbial brevity, a proverbial saying. 2. that has become a proverb: »the proverbial stitch in time. 3. Figurative. well known …

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  • 22interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …

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  • 23pottery — /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… …

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  • 24South 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… …

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  • 25Anexo:Falsos amigos — Los falsos amigos son palabras que, a pesar de tener significados diferentes, pueden escribirse o pronunciarse de una manera similar en dos o más idiomas. Lo anterior puede deberse tanto a distintas etimologías como a un cambio en el significado… …

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  • 26Anton Pann — Infobox Writer name = Anton Pann imagesize = 180px caption = pseudonym = birthname = birthdate = 1790s birthplace = Sliven deathdate = November 2, 1854 deathplace = Bucharest occupation = poet nationality = Wallachian period = 1828–1854 genre =… …

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  • 27Frogs in popular culture — Frog and Mouse by Getsuju, a Japanese artist of the Edo period Contents …

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  • 28Camel's nose — The camel s nose is a metaphor for a situation where permitting some small undesirable situation will allow gradual and inexorable worsening. A typical usage is this, from U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater in 1958::This bill and the foregoing remarks… …

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  • 29De (Chinese) — Taoism portal Taoism …

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  • 30Netherlandish Proverbs — Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder Year 1559 Type Oil on panel Dimensions 117 cm …

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