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  • 61Sarah — Wife of Abraham; her striking beauty made Abraham fear the jealousy of powerful men (Gen. 12 and 20). Because of prolonged infertility Sarah persuaded Abraham to beget a child by her maid Hagar, but later Sarah (also called Sarai both names mean… …

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  • 62dream — [[t]drim[/t]] n. v. dreamed dreamt, dream•ing, 1) psl a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep 2) a particular sequence of such images, thoughts, or feelings: a recurring dream about a circus[/ex] 3) an… …

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  • 63stunning — stun•ning [[t]ˈstʌn ɪŋ[/t]] adj. of striking beauty or excellence • Etymology: 1660–70 stun′ning•ly, adv …

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  • 64glamour — /ˈglæmə / (say glamuh) noun 1. alluring and often illusory charm; fascination. 2. striking beauty or attractiveness, especially of a woman, clothes, etc. 3. Obsolete magic or enchantment; spell; witchery. –adjective 4. glamorous. Also, glamor.… …

  • 65pretty — [prit′ē] adj. prettier, prettiest [ME prati < OE prættig, crafty < prætt, craft, trick] 1. pleasing or attractive in a dainty, delicate, or graceful way rather than through striking beauty, elegance, grandeur, or stateliness 2. a) fine;… …

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  • 66Omni William Penn Hotel — (Питтсбург,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 530 William Penn Place, Питтсбург, PA …

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  • 67performing 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 …

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  • 68literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 69arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 70South 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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