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Philosophy of language
PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE What, if anything, can philosophy teach us about language? It is a feature of English that its adjectives come before its nouns, as in green table. This syntactic fact distinguishes English from French. In English there is a difference in sound between words that begin with a... Read more |
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boathook
boathook. About the length of a broom handle, this has a two-pronged metal hook at the end, one prong larger than the other. A basic piece of equipment for all small vessels, such as yachts, launches, naval pinnaces, it is used in a harbour, marina, etc. to control a vessel coming alongside a... Read more |
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Measurement of Time
Time, Measurement of The history of time measurement is the story of the search for more consistent and accurate ways to measure time. Early human groups recorded the phases of the Moon some 30,000 years ago, but the first minutes were counted accurately only 400 years ago.... Read more |
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skepticism
skepticism [Gr.,=to reflect], philosophic position holding that the possibility of knowledge is limited either because of the limitations of the mind or because of the inaccessibility of its object. It is more loosely used to denote any questioning attitude. Extreme skepticism holds that no... Read more |
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Proceeds
PROCEEDS The yield, income, money, or anything of value produced from a sale of property or a particular transaction. Proceeds refers to whatever is received when an item is sold or to that which results or accrues from some possession or transaction. Proceeds are classified into cash and noncash... Read more |
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Communism in the Churches
COMMUNISM AND THE FAITHFUL Red Churches By the end of the 1940s, among anti-Communist crusaders it had become almost axiomatic that communism had infiltrated American churches and was using the pulpit as a base from which to subvert American society. Such beliefs were common... Read more |
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soft-ground etching
soft-ground etching. A method of etching that produces prints characterized by softness of line or a grainy texture. The waxy ground used to coat the etching plate is softer and stickier than in normal etching (various recipes exist), so that it adheres to anything pressed into it. Over this ground... Read more |
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Gorgias
Gorgias , c.485-c.380 BC, Greek Sophist. From his native city, Leontini, Sicily, he was sent as an ambassador to Athens, where he settled to teach and practice rhetoric. Gorgias pursued the negative implications of the Eleatic school and asserted: (1) Nothing exists; (2) If anything does exist, it... Read more |
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Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes 1972– Rapper, actor Found Mentor in Chuck D. Released Solo Album Headed Own Record Label Launched Clothing Line Selected discography Sources Elektra executive Sylvia Rhone said of Busta Rhymes in Billboard, “You can never underestimate Busta; just when you think... Read more |
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