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111console — console1 consolable, adj. consoler, n. consolingly, adv. /keuhn sohl /, v.t., consoled, consoling. to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.… …
112cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… …
113Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
114manakin — /man euh kin/, n. any of several small, songless passerine birds of the family Pipridae, of the warmer parts of the Americas, usually having brilliantly colored plumage. [var. of MANIKIN] * * * ▪ bird the common name given to about 50 to 60… …
115Paris — /par is/; for 2 also Fr. /pann rddee /, n. 1. Matthew. See Matthew of Paris. 2. Ancient, Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii /peuh riz ee uy /. a city in and the capital of France and capital of Ville de Paris Department, in the N part, on the Seine.… …
116Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
117science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …
118Rodman, Dennis Keith — ▪ 1997 After being eliminated from the National Basketball Association (NBA) play offs in 1995, the Chicago Bulls took a chance and traded for the flamboyant Dennis Rodman, a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) forward considered one of the best rebounders… …
119Buen Retiro ware — porcelain manufactured at the royal residence of Buen Retiro, outside Madrid, from 1760 to about 1808, by Capodimonte potters. When Charles III of Naples, who had founded Capodimonte in 1743, succeeded to the Spanish throne as Charles III,… …
120Degas, Edgar — ▪ French artist Introduction in full Hilaire Germain Edgar De Gas later Degas born July 19, 1834, Paris, France died September 27, 1917, Paris French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist… …
