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  • 91turpetum minerale — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… …

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  • 92Victoria pigeon — Queen Queen, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel. kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.] 1. The wife of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is the… …

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  • 93Russian opera articles — The following is a list of Russian opera articles. It provides the names of composers, librettists, opera patrons, directors, companies, theatres, singers as well as opera titles everything that is connected to the topic Russian opera.18th… …

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  • 94Fach — The German Fach (pl. Fächer, literally compartment ) (pronounced|ˈfax, IPA| [ˈfɛçəɐ] ) system is a method of classifying singers, primarily opera singers, by the range, weight, and color of their voices. It is primarily used in Europe, especially …

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  • 95Franklin Library — The Franklin Library was the publishing division of the Franklin Mint, which produced collectors books similar to those of the Easton Press for three decades. HistoryThe Franklin Library published its first book in 1973, and closed its doors for… …

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  • 96Tanglewood Festival Chorus — The Tanglewood Festival Chorus is a chorus which performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops in major choral works. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC) was organized in the spring of 1970, when founding conductor John Oliver… …

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  • 97Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre — The Stanislavski and Nemirovich Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (Russian: Московский Академический Музыкальный Театр имени народных артистов К. С. Станиславского и В. И. Немировича Данченко) is a musical theatre in Moscow. The theatre was …

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  • 98Superfluous man — The Superfluous Man ( ru. «лишний человек») is a 19th century Russian literary concept. It relates to an individual, possibly of talent and capability, who does not fit into the state centered pattern of employment. Often the individual is born… …

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  • 991910s in film — The decade of the 1910s in film involved some significant films.EventsSeveral full length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s.FilmsThis is an incomplete list of films made in the 1910s.A* The Adventure of the Yellow Curl Papers… …

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  • 1001834 in literature — The year 1834 in literature involved some significant new books.Events* November 24 George Sand begins her journal to Alfred de Musset.New books*William Harrison Ainsworth Rookwood *Honoré de Balzac Le père Goriot *Edward George Bulwer Lytton The …

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