sophisticated (verb)
21'-ed' adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR A large number of adjectives end in ed . ◊ related to verbs Many of them have the same form as the past participle of a transitive verb, and have a passive meaning. For example, a frightened person is a person who has been frightened by …
22Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …
23motion picture, history of the — Introduction history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …
24List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …
25Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …
26Colbert, Claudette — orig. Lily Claudette Chauchoin born Sept. 13, 1903, Paris, France died July 30, 1996, Cobblers Cove, Barb. French born U.S. actress. She made her Broadway debut in 1923 and her film debut in Frank Capra s For the Love of Mike (1927). After… …
27Collocation — This article is about the corpus linguistics notion. For other uses, see Colocation (disambiguation). In corpus linguistics, collocation defines a sequence of words or terms that co occur more often than would be expected by chance. In… …
28HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …
29analytic philosophy — n. a 20th cent. philosophic movement characterized by its method of analyzing concepts and statements in the light of common experience and ordinary language so as to eliminate confusions of thought and resolve many traditional philosophical… …
30logic, history of — Introduction the history of the discipline from its origins among the ancient Greeks to the present time. Origins of logic in the West Precursors of ancient logic There was a medieval tradition according to which the Greek philosopher …
