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  • 121Latin American art — Introduction       artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       This article… …

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  • 122Disused railway stations (Bodmin to Wadebridge line) — [v · d · …

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  • 123art and architecture, Mesopotamian — Introduction       the art and architecture of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.       The name Mesopotamia has been used with varying connotations by ancient writers. If, for convenience, it is to be considered synonymous with the modern… …

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  • 124CHERUB — (Heb. כְּרוּב, keruv, pl. כְּרוּבִים, keruvim), a winged celestial being which appears in the Bible in several different guises: (1) In the story of the garden of Eden after the expulsion of Adam and Eve, God stationed cherubim at the entrance of …

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  • 125Sarracenia — species and hybrids Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …

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  • 126piciform — [pi′sə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Piciformes) of birds, including woodpeckers and toucans, having two front and two hind toes for clinging to vertical surfaces * * * ▪ bird Introduction  any member of the group of birds… …

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  • 127tactics — /tak tiks/, n. 1. (usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves. 3. (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure …

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  • 128Hill fort — Maiden Castle in England is one of the largest hill forts in Europe.[1][2] Photograph taken in 1935 by Major George Allen (1891–1940). A hill fort is a type of …

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