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91rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… …
92Giorgione — Infobox Artist bgcolour = name = Giorgione imagesize = caption = A purported self portrait of Giorgione, represented in the guise of David. birthname = Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco birthdate = c. 1477 location = Castelfranco Veneto, Italy… …
93children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
94property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
95Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities Charity and Charities …
96Hipparchus — (Greek polytonic|Ἵππαρχος; ca. 190 BC ndash; ca. 120 BC) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician of the Hellenistic period.Hipparchus was born in Nicaea (now Iznik, Turkey), and probably died on the island of Rhodes. He is known to… …
97Number theory — A Lehmer sieve an analog computer once used for finding primes and solving simple diophantine equations. Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers (the… …
98Malda district — মালদহ জেলা Location of Malda district in West Bengal State …
99Palmyre Zoo — Infobox zoo zoo name=La Palmyre Zoo image caption=Macaws on display date opened=1966 location=Les Mathes, Charente Maritime area= coordinates= num animals=1600 num species=130 members= exhibits= website=The Palmyre Zoo is one of the most popular… …
100John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 — John McCain for President 2008 Campaign U.S. presidential election, 2008 Candidate John McCain (President) U.S. Senator 1987–Present …
