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1watch — watch1 W1S1 [wɔtʃ US wa:tʃ, wo:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(look)¦ 2¦(be careful)¦ 3¦(pay attention)¦ 4¦(care for)¦ 5¦(secretly)¦ 6 watch your step 7 watch your back 8 watch the clock 9 watch the time 10 watch it …
2Waltham Watch Company — Industry Horology Fate Went out of business Founded 1850 Defunct 1957/1994 Headquarters Waltham, Massachusetts, United States …
3Hillary Clinton presidential campaign developments, 2007 — Hillary Rodham Clinton began developing her first campaign for the presidency in 2007.Early opposition from two sides In February 2007 The Los Angeles Times reported that several anti Clinton organizations, including Stop Her Now and Stop Hillary …
4literature — /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.… …
5Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
6performing 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 …
7linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
8United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
9France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
10ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
