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Thursday
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Friday
Friday the day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday, recorded in Old English and named for the Germanic goddess Frigga, as a translation of the late Latin Veneris dies ‘day of the planet Venus’.Friday, in memory of Good Friday, was traditionally a day of fasting and... Read more |
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Black Thursday
BLACK THURSDAY (1978) tunisian riots between government forces and striking workers over a sagging economy. On 26 January 1978, demonstrations organized by the Union G Read more |
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Zamora
Zamora , city (1990 pop. 63,436), capital of Zamora prov., NW Spain, in Castile-León, on the Duero River. It is a communications and agricultural marketing and processing center. Because of its strategic position, control of the city was contested during the Middle Ages, first between the... Read more |
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expectation
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Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday [Lat. mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week , so named because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that is, the mandatum novum or "new commandment" ). In some... Read more |
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Candide
Candide (1956), a musical satire by Lillian Hellman (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Dorothy Parker (lyrics). [Martin Beck Theatre, 73 perf.] Tutored by the incorrigibly optimistic Doctor Pangloss ( Max Adrian) who feels we live in “The Best of All... Read more |
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), formerly called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, a chronic, neurologically based syndrome characterized by any or all of three types of behavior: hyperactivity, distractibility, and impulsivity. Hyperactivity refers to feelings of... Read more |
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friar
friar [Lat. frater =brother], member of certain Roman Catholic religious orders, notably, the Dominicans , Franciscans , Carmelites , and Augustinians . Although a general form of address in the New Testament, since the 13th cent. it has been used to describe members of orders forbidden to... Read more |
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Happy Birthday to You
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