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11ectopic beat — a heartbeat due to an impulse generated somewhere in the heart outside the sinoatrial node. Ectopic beats are generally premature in timing; they are classified as supraventricular if they originate in the atria and ventricular if they arise from …
12miss a beat — I see miss I II 1) (of the heart) temporarily fail or appear to fail to beat 2) [usu. with negative] informal hesitate or falter, esp. in demanding circumstances or when making a transition from one activity to another his speech segued from… …
13ectopic beat — extrasystole a heartbeat due to an impulse generated somewhere in the heart outside the sinoatrial node. Ectopic beats are generally premature in timing; they are classified as supraventricular if they originate in the atria and ventricular if… …
14Don't Go Breaking My Heart — For the Frasier episode, see Don t Go Breaking My Heart (Frasier). For the Hong Kong film, see Don t Go Breaking My Heart (film). For the Agnes song, see Don t Go Breaking My Heart (Agnes song). Don t Go Breaking My Heart …
15Bill Haley & His Comets — Infobox musical artist Name = Bill Haley His Comets Img capt = The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. 1952. Left to right: Marshall Lytle, Johnny Grande, Bill Haley, Billy Williamson. Background = group or band Birth name = Alias …
16Alex Rider (character) — Infobox character colour = light blue colour text = Black name = Alexander Alex Rider series = Alex Rider caption = Alex Rider, as portrayed in the movie Stormbreaker by Alex Pettyfer. first = Stormbreaker last = Snakehead cause = creator =… …
17literature — /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.… …
18performing 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 …
19ice hockey — a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft. [1880 85] * * * Game played on an ice… …
20Don Demeter — in 1959 Outfielder / Third baseman / First baseman Born: June 25, 1935 (1935 06 …