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(Encyclopedia) missal [Lat.,=of the mass], in the Roman Catholic Church, liturgical book containing all directions and texts necessary for the performance of Mass throughout the year. The Roman…Milne, David
(Encyclopedia) Milne, David, 1882–1953, Canadian painter, b. Ontario. He grew up in Canada and came to the United States in 1903, living for 13 years in New York City, where he studied at the Art…Melfi
(Encyclopedia) MelfiMelfimĕlˈfē [key], town (1991 pop. 15,757), in Basilicata, S Italy. It is an agricultural and tourist center noted for its wine. In 1041 it was made the first capital of the…Charles V, duke of Lorraine
(Encyclopedia) Charles V (Charles Leopold), 1643–90, duke of Lorraine; nephew of Duke Charles IV. Deprived of the rights of succession to the duchy, he was forced to leave France and entered the…Chichester
(Encyclopedia) Chichester Chichester chĭˈchĭstər [key], city and district, West Sussex, S England. Chichester is an…Dahlak Archipelago
(Encyclopedia) Dahlak ArchipelagoDahlak Archipelagodäläkˈ ärkĭpĕlˈəgō [key], island group, Eritrea, in the Red Sea off Massawa. There are two large, inhabited islands and more than 200 small, largely…Dogon
(Encyclopedia) DogonDogondōgänˈ [key], African people who live on the bend of the Niger River in the Republic of Mali in West Africa. A patrilineal, sedentary agricultural people, they number over…Brindisi
(Encyclopedia) Brindisi Brindisi brēnˈdēzē [key], Latin Brundisium, city, capital of Brindisi prov…Cannon, Walter Bradford
(Encyclopedia) Cannon, Walter Bradford, 1871–1945, American physiologist. While still a medical student at Harvard, Cannon was the first to demonstrate (1897) that bismuth could be utilized as a…Suk, Josef
(Encyclopedia) Suk, JosefSuk, Josefyôˈzĕf s&oobreve;k [key], 1874–1935, Czech composer and violinist, grad. Prague Conservatory, 1891; pupil and son-in-law of Dvořák. While still at the Prague…Trending
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