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  • 41literature — /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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  • 42performing 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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  • 43Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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  • 44biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 45MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …

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  • 46Aeroflot — Aeroflot  Russian Airlines Аэрофлот  Российские авиалинии IATA SU ICAO AFL Callsign …

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  • 47Star Wars PocketModel Trading Card Game — Infobox Game title = Star Wars PocketModel TCG subtitle = Trading Card Game image link = image caption = designer = Mike Elliott, Ethan Pasternack illustrator = publisher = WizKids players = 2 ages = 12+ setup time = 10 minutes playing time = 30… …

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  • 48HeroClix — is a collectible miniatures game that uses the Clix system. Originally designed and produced by WizKids, it is now owned and marketed by NECA. Players construct teams of comic book heroes, villains, and other characters from popular video games… …

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  • 49Période d'Uruk — Masse d armes de la période d Uruk, Tello, v. 3500–2900 av. J. C., Musée du Louvre. La période d Uruk est un stade de développement protohistorique de la Mésopotamie, qui couvre en gros le IVe millénaire av. J. C. Comme son nom l indique, elle a… …

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  • 50Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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