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  • 11St John's College, University of Sydney — Oxbridge College Infobox name = St John s College university = University of Sydney shield = colours = * full name = The College of St John the Evangelist motto Latin = Nisi Dominus Frustra motto English = Unless the Lord is with us, our labor is …

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  • 12Striking clock — The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, commonly referred to as Big Ben, is a famous striking clock. A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell or gong. In 12 hour striking, used most commonly in striking… …

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  • 13Semantron — The semantron (Greek: σήμαντρον) or semanterion (σημαντήριον); also called a xylon (ξύλον) (Romanian: toacă ; Russian: било, bilo ; bg. клепало, klepalo ) is a percussion instrument made of a long, well planed piece of timber, usually heart of… …

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  • 14List of characters in Rayman — The following is a list of fictional characters from the Rayman video games Rayman , , , Rayman Arena and Rayman Raving Rabbids .RaymanThe protagonist of a series of games created by Ubisoft called Rayman . Rayman may not have the image of a hero …

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  • 15Musical Stones of Skiddaw — The Musical Stones of Skiddaw is a lithophone made of a type of hornfels rock found in Cumbria, England. Constructed between 1827 and 1840, the instrument has entertained royalty; it is now housed at the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery in Cumbria …

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  • 16Cristero War — The symbolism used by the Cristeros referenced Christ the King and Our Lady of Guadalupe …

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  • 17percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to …

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  • 18performing 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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  • 19china — /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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  • 20China — /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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