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  • 41Berenson, Marisa — (February 15, 1948– )    Marisa Victoria Schiaparelli Berenson was born into prominence as the daughter of diplomat and shipping magnate Robert Berenson and Marisa Schiaparelli, who would become the Marquesa Cacciapuot Di Juliana. Marisa… …

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  • 42by — [ baı ] function word *** By can be used in the following ways: As a preposition (followed by a noun): The building was destroyed by fire. As an adverb (without a following noun): As time went by, things improved. 1. ) used for stating who or… …

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  • 43by */*/*/ — UK [baɪ] / US adverb, preposition Summary: By can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): The building was destroyed by fire. as an adverb (without a following noun): As time went by, things improved. 1) used for… …

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  • 44literature — /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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  • 45evolution — evolutional, adj. evolutionally, adv. /ev euh looh sheuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /ee veuh /, n. 1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. 2. a product of such development; something… …

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  • 46china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 47China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 48conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… …

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  • 49painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 50education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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