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101pediment — pedimental /ped euh men tl/, adj. pedimented /ped euh men tid, meuhn /, adj. /ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. (in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall …
102Symbolist movement — Literary movement that originated with a group of French poets in the late 19th century, spread to painting and the theatre, and influenced Russian, European, and American arts of the 20th century. Reacting against the rigid conventions of… …
103igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …
104Hecker, Johann Julius — ▪ German educator born Nov. 7, 1707, Werden, near Essen, Ger. died June 24, 1768, Berlin German theologian and educator, significant as the founder of secondary schools in which students were prepared for practical life rather than provided …
105SPOFFORTH, Frederick Robert (1853-1926) — cricketer was born at Balmain, Sydney, on 9 September 1853, the son of a banker. He was educated at Eglinton College, Sydney, and was afterwards employed in the Bank of New South Wales. He came into notice as a member of the New South Wales… …
106Zwingli, Huldrych — (1484 1531) Swiss religious reformer, the first major figure of the Reformed (later often called Calvinist) branch of Protestantism. Although he primarily figures in history as a leader of the Reformation in Zürich and as the first systematic… …
107Najib Razak — This is a Malay name; the name Tun Abdul Razak is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Najib. Yang Amat Berhormat Dato Sri Mohd. Najib Abdul Razak …
108David Maine — (born November 28, 1963) is an American novelist. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Published works 4 References Personal life …
109Malaysian economic policy under Prime Minister Najib — marks a significant shift away from the state oriented economic programmes of past governments. Contents 1 New Economic Model 2 Economic liberalization 3 Reform of government subsidies …
110Academy of Athens — Teaching college founded by Plato, around 387 BC. Although knowledge of its organization is fragmentary, it appears to have favoured a teaching method based on discussion and seminars. The fundamental studies were mathematics and dialectic. It is …
