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  • 42Russian formalism — was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky, Yuri Tynianov, Boris Eichenbaum, Roman Jakobson,… …

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  • 43Villain of the week — This article is about antagonists in episodic fiction. For the 1998 song Freak of the Week , see Marvelous 3. Villain of the week (or, depending on genre, monster of the week or freak of the week ) is a term that describes the nature of one use… …

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  • 44Martin Broszat — Born August 14, 1926(1926 08 14) Leipzig, Germany Died October 14, 1989(1989 10 14) (aged 63) Munich, Germany Nationality German Occupation …

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  • 46Thérèse Johanne Alexandra Tietjens — (July 17, 1831 ndash; October 3, 1877) was a leading opera and oratorio soprano singer of Hungarian origin who was born in Hamburg, but made her career in London during the 1860s and 1870s. Hamburg, Vienna, Frankfurt Mme Therese Tietjens received …

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  • 47AFL Heritage Round — Heritage Round is a round of matches in the Australian Football League in which all the teams wear guernseys from their past. The first Heritage Round was in 2003 and has been continuing every year since due to its popularity and the income the… …

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  • 48stagnate — stagnation, n. stagnatory /stag neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /stag nayt/, v.i., stagnated, stagnating. 1. to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc. 2. to be or become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3. to stop developing,… …

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  • 49Methods of Abbreviation —     Methods of Abbreviation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Methods of Abbreviation     The use of abbreviations is due, in part, to exigencies arising from the nature of the materials employed in the making of records, whether stone, marble,… …

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  • 50stagnate — stag•nate [[t]ˈstæg neɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to cease to run or flow, as water or air 2) to become stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water 3) to stop developing or progressing 4) to become sluggish and dull • Etymology: 1660–70; …

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