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111muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …
112North American Indian languages — Introduction those languages that are indigenous to the United States and subarctic Canada and that are spoken north of the Mexican border. A number of language groups within this area, however, extend as far south as Central America. The… …
113Fray Domingo Betanzos — Fray Domingo Betanzos † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Fray Domingo Betanzos A Dominican missionary, d. at Valladolid, Sept., 1549. One of the most illustrious Dominicans of the sixteenth century in America. A native of Leon in Spain, he… …
11420th-century history of Kosovo — History of Kosovo This article is part of a series Early History …
115performing arts — The performing arts are arguably one of the areas in which the contradictions of the censorship practised by the Franco regime are most obvious. On the one hand, carnival was banned as pagan and subversive, and the cultivation of regional… …
116polarize — [pō′lə rīz΄] vt. polarized, polarizing [Fr polariser < polaire < ML polaris, POLAR] 1. to give polarity to; produce polarization in 2. to cause to divide into two opposing groups, as through a disagreement over policy vi. to acquire… …
117TCHERNICHOWSKY, SAUL — (1875–1943), Hebrew poet. Born in the village of Mikhailovka, Russia, Tchernichowsky grew up in the home of pious parents who were, however, open to the influences of the haskalah and Ḥibbat Zion . He attended a modern Hebrew school, where he… …
118Origins of the American Civil War — For events following South Carolina s declaration of secession from the Union, see Battle of Fort Sumter and American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first stage in a conflict that had been brewing for decades. The main explanation… …
119international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
120Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium Belgium † …
