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121first lady — 1. (often caps.) the wife of the president of the U.S. or of the governor of a state. 2. the wife of the head of any country: the first lady of Brazil. 3. the foremost woman in any art, profession, or the like: first lady of the American theater …
122geochronology — geochronologic /jee oh kron l oj ik/, geochronological, adj. geochronologist, n. /jee oh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. [1890 95; GEO + CHRONOLOGY] * * *… …
123glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …
124World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …
125labour economics — Study of how workers are allocated among jobs, how their rates of pay are determined, and how their efficiency is affected by various factors. The labour force of a country includes all those who work for gain in any capacity as well as those who …
126Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …
127BELLAY (J. du) — Joachim du Bellay n’a jamais eu à subir, comme Ronsard et Villon, un purgatoire de trois siècles avant d’être réhabilité en grande pompe. Il n’a jamais tout à fait cessé d’avoir des lecteurs, même à l’époque où tout ce qui était antérieur à… …
128HÉMISPHÈRES CÉRÉBRAUX — Bien des siècles avant l’Antiquité classique, on admettait déjà un étroit rapport entre les hémisphères cérébraux et les fonctions mentales supérieures: sensation consciente, motricité volontaire, mémoire, etc. Les anciens auteurs ont abondamment …
