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  • 1emotional — emotionally, adv. /i moh sheuh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. 2. subject to or easily affected by emotion: We are an emotional family, given to demonstrations of affection. 3. appealing to the emotions: an… …

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  • 2performing 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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