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111concerto — /keuhn cher toh/; It. /kawn cherdd taw/, n., pl. concertos, concerti / tee/. Music. a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form. [1720 30; < It, deriv. of concertare; see… …
112thought — thought1 /thawt/, n. 1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought. 2. a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion: to collect one s thoughts. 3. the act or process of thinking; mental activity: Thought as… …
113circadian rhythm — Inherent cycle of approximately 24 hours in length that appears to control or initiate various biological processes, including sleep, wakefulness, and digestive and hormonal activity. The natural signal for the circadian pattern is the change… …
114Corporate Venture Capital — From September 2007 to April 2009, the financial services industry dominated the headlines and had a disproportionate impact on the world we live in. Given the profound effect that the financial services industry has on all areas of the global… …
115World-systems theory — The world systems theory (also known as the world systems analysis[1]) is a multidisciplinary, macro scale approach to world history and social change.[1][2] The world systems theory stresses that world systems (and not nation states) should be… …
116market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… …
117Little Ice Age — The reconstructed depth of the Little Ice Age varies between different studies (anomalies shown are from the 1950–80 reference period). The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period (Medieval… …
119Finnegans Wake — infobox Book | name = Finnegans Wake title orig = translator = author = James Joyce cover artist = country = language = English series = genre = Sui generis publisher = Faber and Faber release date = 4 May 1939 media type = Print (Hardcover… …
120Deferent and epicycle — Deferent redirects here. For the acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the power of one s superior or superiors, see Deference. The basic elements of Ptolemaic astronomy, showing a planet on an epicycle (smaller dashed circle) , a deferent (larger …
