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Sumer Is Icumen In
(Encyclopedia) Sumer Is Icumen InSumer Is Icumen Ins&oobreve;mˈər ĭs ēk&oobreve;mˈən ĭn [key] [M.E.,=summer has (literally: is) come in], an English rota or round composed c.1250. It is the…plane
(Encyclopedia) plane, in mathematics, flat surface of infinite extent but no thickness. An example of a plane, or more exactly of a bounded portion of a plane, is the surface forming one face, or…barbecue
(Encyclopedia) barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food…diffusion
(Encyclopedia) diffusion, in chemistry, the spontaneous migration of substances from regions where their concentration is high to regions where their concentration is low. Diffusion is important in…Groote Schuur
(Encyclopedia) Groote SchuurGroote Schuurkhr&oobreve;ˈtə skür [key] [Afrik.,=large barn], estate, Cape Town, Western Cape, SW South Africa. The main building of the estate, which is a good…interdict
(Encyclopedia) interdictinterdictĭnˈtərdĭkt [key], ecclesiastical censure notably used in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Middle Ages. When a parish, state, or nation is placed under the…Abd ar-Rahman Khan
(Encyclopedia) Abd ar-Rahman KhanAbd ar-Rahman Khanäbˌdär-rämänˈ [key]Abd ar-Rahman Khankän, khän [key], 1844?–1901, emir of Afghanistan (1880–1901); grandson of Dost Muhammad. He opposed his uncle…Cóbh
(Encyclopedia) Cóbh Cóbh kōv [key] [Irish,=cove], town, Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland, on the…Dance, George
(Encyclopedia) Dance, George, the elder, 1695–1768, English architect. Among his public buildings in London, the most important is the Mansion House (1739–52), an example of the neo-Palladian style.…dative
(Encyclopedia) dativedativedāˈtĭv [key] [Lat.,=giving], in Latin grammar, the case typically used to refer to an indirect object, i.e., a secondary recipient of an action. For example, him in I gave…Trending
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