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(Encyclopedia) international language, sometimes called universal language, a language intended to be used by people of different linguistic backgrounds to facilitate communication among them and to…Barrymore
(Encyclopedia) Barrymore, Anglo-American family of actors. Lionel and Ethel's younger brother, John Barrymore,John Barrymore, 1882–1942, b. Philadelphia, tried his hand at painting and cartooning…balloon
(Encyclopedia) balloon, lighter-than-air craft without a propulsion system, lifted by inflation of one or more containers with a gas lighter than air or with heated air. During flight, altitude may…euthanasia
(Encyclopedia) euthanasiaeuthanasiay&oomacr;ˌthənāˈzhə [key], either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma…Druze
(Encyclopedia) Druze or DruseDruzedr&oomacr;z [key], religious community of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, with important overseas branches in the Americas and Australia. The religious…Faust
(Encyclopedia) FaustFaustfoust [key], FaustusFaustfôˈstəs, fouˈ– [key], or Johann FaustFaustyōˈhän [key], fl. 16th cent., learned German doctor who traveled widely, performed magical feats, and died…Borges, Jorge Luis
(Encyclopedia) Borges, Jorge LuisBorges, Jorge Luishôrˈhā l&oomacr;ēsˈ bôrˈhās [key], 1899–1986, Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, b. Buenos Aires. Borges has been widely hailed as…Hardcover
Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print…Oxford movement
(Encyclopedia) Oxford movement, religious movement begun in 1833 by Anglican clergymen at the Univ. of Oxford to renew the Church of England (see England, Church of) by reviving certain Roman…Seuss on Stage
The Cat in the Hat is back on stage and in a national memorial by David Johnson Related Links Dr. Seuss BiographyDr. Seuss QuizReview: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Random House Dr. Seuss Site…Trending
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