monophyletic
monophyletic Applied to a group of species that share a common ancestry, being derived from a single interbreeding (or
Mendelian) population, as opposed to a polyphyletic group, which is derived from many such populations. If the members of a given taxon are descended from a common ancestor they are said to be monophyletic (e.g. the families within a class would be monophyletic if they were all descended from the same family or a lower taxonomic unit). Under the strictest definition they would all have to be descended from a single species. Monophyly is sometimes used interchangeably with
holophyly.
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Gen-X and Web Spurring a Revival of Mah-Jongg, the Game of Bubbes
Newspaper article from: Forward; 10/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...X and Web Spurring a Revival Of Mah-Jongg, the Game of Bubbes Late one Sunday...play the evening's first game of mah-jongg. A few years ago Mr. Boxer, a...friends who make up his informal Uptown Mah Jongg Club. There are no tuna salad sandwiches...
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Old game, new appeal // Mah-jongg has a big following on the Internet
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; Mah-jongg isn't just for grandmothers anymore. The ancient and sometimes...whom discover the game on the Internet. The Net now hosts a mah-jongg news group and a real-time mah-jongg server that lets people anywhere in the world form a game...
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Tiles that bind; For women who are mad about mah-jongg, Chinese game becomes life-giving ritual shared with lifelong friends
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 6/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...worldwide use the affectionate term for mah-jongg, a Chinese tile game of strategy...1800s. Some spell it mah jong or mah jongg and some call it maj or maajh. Translated...worldwide membership of the National Mah Jongg League that embraces mahj-- the...
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Mah-Jongg: the Tiles that Bind.(Video Recording Review)
Magazine article from: The Oral History Review; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; MAH-JONGG: THE TILES THAT BIND. Produced and directed...beyond simply a recreational diversion, mah-jongg serves as an impetus for the frequent gatherings...community among themselves and their families Mah-Jongg: The Tiles that Bind portrays this important...
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Miles of Tiles Internet helps ancient game of mah-jongg's transition into new one.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/19/2007; 700+ words
; ...com To some, the clattering of mah-jongg tiles may be no more than racket...Lincolnshire resident and longtime mah-jongg player. It's a growing addiction...plays a fast-paced six-minute mah-jongg round that goes so quickly players...
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Mah Jongg group to resume meetings
Newspaper article from: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.; 1/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...members of the Grand Terrace Library Mah Jongg group have come and gone. But the...The club plays with set of small Mah Jongg tiles Tracy purchased from a Chinese...which make up a traditional set of Mah Jongg tiles. However, this group does...
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MAH-JONGG FINDS FANS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...Schwartzberg played her first game of mah-jongg nearly 50 years ago. She was living...couple of hours and would play our mah-jongg. And I've played ever since...reserved for a handful of loyal mah-jongg enthusiasts who prefer the magic...
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Not your grandmother's mah-jongg - A new generation falls for ancient Chinese board game.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...popcorn and fresh-cut vegetables. A healthy mah-jongg player is, after all, a happy mah-jongg player. "It goes great with a bottle of...from a neighbor four months ago. Despite mah-jongg's reputation as a grandma's pursuit...
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ANCIENT CHINESE GAME BRINGS TOGETHER WOMEN FOR FUN AND FOOD GROUP PLAYS MAH-JONGG WITH YOUTHFUL VIGOR.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/6/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...home can only mean one thing - a mah-jongg game is about to begin. To the...together before the game begins. Mah-jongg has surged in popularity recently...Owens likes to point out that mah-jongg is in the opening scene of the movie...
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Mah-jongg and IPO aim to lift markets
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/21/2008; ; 561 words
; ...International Herald Tribune 11-21-2008 Mah-jongg and IPO aim to lift markets Byline...BUSINESS SYDNEY -- The clatter of mah-jongg tiles is among the few remaining...Chinese company that makes fancy mah-jongg tables is undaunted. The company...
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mah-jongg
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mah-jongg / mä ˈ zh ä ng ; - zh ô ng / (also mah-jong or mah·jongg or mah·jong ) • n. a Chinese game played, usually...
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mah jongg
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
mah jongg , four-handed game, probably of Chinese...He patented the game under the trademark Mah Jongg. The game enjoyed a remarkable popularity...The equipment for the currently popular mah jongg set consists of 152 tiles—small...
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tile
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...material for covering floors, walls, or other surfaces. ∎ a thin, flat piece used in Scrabble, mah-jongg, and certain other games. ∎ Math. a plane shape used in tiling. • v. [ tr. ] (usu...
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rummy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Between 1949 and 1951 a rummy variation from Argentina, canasta, became the biggest game fad in the United States since Mah-Jongg in the early 1920s. The Argentinean import for a time even surpassed contract bridge in popularity. It is played with...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...well as cameras, pocket cutlery, and indoor games. In the 1920s A&F became the epicenter of the burgeoning mah-jongg craze and the place in New York to thumb one's nose at Prohibition by purchasing a hip flask. A&F also opened...
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