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(Encyclopedia) OziasOziasōzīˈəs [key] [Gr.,=Heb. Uzziah], in the Bible. 1 Same as Uzziah (1.) 2 Ruler of Bethulia at the time of Judith.Lincoln Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Memorial, monument, 107 acres (45 hectares), in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; built 1914–17. The building, designed by Henry Bacon and styled after a Greek temple, has 36…Allobroges
(Encyclopedia) AllobrogesAllobrogesəlŏˈbrəjēz [key], Celtic tribe in Gaul, inhabiting later Dauphiné and Savoy. They were conquered (121 b.c.) by Quintus Fabius Maximus, who was called Allobrogicus…Fenton, Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Fenton, Elijah, 1683–1730, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he was a schoolmaster for a time and later was a tutor in several noble families. He is chiefly remembered for his…Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand
(Encyclopedia) Hérold, Louis Joseph FerdinandHérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinandlwē zhôzĕfˈ fĕrdēnäNˈ ārôldˈ [key], 1791–1833, French composer. He composed a number of operas, two of which—Zampa (1831)…Rabelais, François
(Encyclopedia) Rabelais, FrançoisRabelais, Françoisrăbˈəlā, Fr. fräNswäˈ räblāˈ [key], c.1490–1553, French writer and physician, one of the great comic geniuses in world literature. His father, a…Proust, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Proust, MarcelProust, Marcelmärsĕlˈ [key]Proust, Marcel pr&oomacr;st [key], 1871–1922, French novelist, b. Paris. He is one of the great literary figures of the modern age. Born to…Ordovician period
(Encyclopedia) Ordovician periodOrdovician periodôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale,…Rodoreda, Mercè
(Encyclopedia) Rodoreda, Mercè, 1909–83, Spanish novelist writing in Catalan. Exiled for several decades in Paris and Geneva following the Spanish Civil War, Rodoreda focuses her novel Time of the…prickly heat
(Encyclopedia) prickly heat (miliaria), inflammatory skin eruption due to obstruction of the sweat glands by keratin, the substance that forms the horny cells of the epidermis. It consists of…Trending
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