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Berdyaev, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Berdyaev, NicholasBerdyaev, Nicholasbĕrdyīˈəf [key], 1874–1948, Russian theologian and religious philosopher, b. Kiev. After an early period as a Marxist, Berdyaev became prominent in…Burnett, Carol
(Encyclopedia) Burnett, CarolBurnett, Carolbərnĕtˈ [key], 1936–, American television performer, b. San Antonio, Tex. Beginning her show-business life as a singer, she soon turned to comedy. After…carpe diem
(Encyclopedia) carpe diemcarpe diemkärˈpĕ dēˈĕm [key], a descriptive term for literature that urges readers to live for the moment [from the Latin phrase “seize the day,” used by Horace]. The theme,…puts and calls
(Encyclopedia) puts and calls, in securities trading. A call is a contract that gives the holder the right to purchase a given stock at a specific price within a designated period of time. It is the…tense
(Encyclopedia) tense [O.Fr., from Lat.,=time], in the grammar of many languages, a category of time distinctions expressed by any conjugated form of a verb. In Latin inflection the tense of a verb is…phenothiazine
(Encyclopedia) phenothiazinephenothiazinefēˌnəthīˈəzĭn [key], any one of a class of drugs used to control mental disorders. Phenothiazines, along with other antipsychotic, or neuroleptic, drugs are…flagellants
(Encyclopedia) flagellantsflagellantsflăjˈələnts, fləjĕlˈənts [key], term applied to the groups of Christians who practiced public flagellation as a penance. The practice supposedly grew out of the…Elk Grove Village
(Encyclopedia) Elk Grove Village, village (2020 pop. 32,812), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of…Guarino da Verona
(Encyclopedia) Guarino da VeronaGuarino da Veronagwärēˈnō dä vārôˈnä [key], 1374?–1460, Italian humanist, considered the greatest teacher of his time. Associated with several universities, he…isotherm
(Encyclopedia) isotherm, line drawn on a map of a particular region of the earth's surface connecting points of equal temperature; each point reflects one temperature reading or an average of several…Trending
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