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  • 91realism — /ree euh liz euhm/, n. 1. interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc. 2. the tendency to view or represent things as they really are. 3. Fine Arts. a. treatment of forms, colors, space, etc …

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  • 92Slovenia — /sloh vee nee euh, veen yeuh/, n. a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 1,945,998; 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Cap.: Ljubljana. * * * Slovenia Introduction Slovenia Background: The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman… …

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  • 93universal — universalness, n. /yooh neuh verr seuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of all or the whole: universal experience. 2. applicable everywhere or in all cases; general: a universal cure. 3. affecting, concerning, or involving all:… …

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  • 94Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …

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  • 95reproductive system, human — Organ system by which humans reproduce. In females, the ovaries sit near the openings of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The cervix extends from the lower end of the uterus into the vagina, whose opening, as… …

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  • 96Auden, W H — ▪ British poet Introduction born Feb. 21, 1907, York, Yorkshire, Eng. died Sept. 29, 1973, Vienna, Austria  English born poet and man of letters who achieved early fame in the 1930s as a hero of the left during the Great Depression. Most of his… …

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  • 97ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction  any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony.       Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …

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  • 98family law — Introduction       body of law regulating family relationships, including marriage and divorce, the treatment of children, and related economic matters.       In the past, family law was closely connected with the law of property and succession… …

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  • 99memory abnormality — Introduction       any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember.       Disorders of memory must have been known to the ancients and are mentioned in several early medical texts, but it was not until the closing decades of the 19th… …

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  • 100Persian literature — Introduction       body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with many Arabic loanwords. The literary form …

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