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  • 1reflection — re|flec|tion [ rı flekʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count an image that you see when you look in a mirror or other shiny surface: reflection in: Anna stared at her reflection in the hall mirror. reflection of: We could see the reflection of clouds on the… …

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  • 2reflection*/ — [rɪˈflekʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] an image that you see when you look in a mirror or at a shiny surface Anna stared at her reflection in the hall mirror.[/ex] 2) [U] careful thought about something Syn: consideration At the time I thought I was right,… …

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  • 3be a reflection on — phrase to show the faults of someone or something clearly These crimes are a sad reflection on modern society. Thesaurus: to describe or define somethingsynonym Main entry: reflection …

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  • 4be a reflection on — to show the faults of someone or something clearly These crimes are a sad reflection on modern society …

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  • 5HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …

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  • 6literature — /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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  • 7performing 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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  • 8Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 9ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… …

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  • 10Turkish literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the Turkish language.       The earliest Turkish literature was produced in Mongol controlled Anatolia during the later 13th century. Among the numerous Turkic dynasties of Central Asia, South Asia …

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