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Concourse
Concourse an assembly of things or persons brought together; a moving group of people or things. See also assemblage. Examples: concourse of atoms, 1692; of books, 1855; of humours, 1604; of spiritual joy, 1628; of particles of matter, 1677; of all nations, 1642; of people, 1440; of dependent... Read more |
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Congeries
Congeries a collection of particles, parts, or things; a heap; a group of things heaped together. Examples: congeries of ballads; of furniture shops; of repugnant affections, 1619; of rocks, 1793; of dead and stupid matter, 1679; of towers, halls, churches, and chambers, 1875; of stars, 1849; of... Read more |
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Essentialism
ESSENTIALISM. Essentialists believe true essences exist. In the Metaphysics, Aristotle (384–322 b.c.e.) specifies the classic definition: an essence of a thing is that which it is said to be per se. It is that which is most irreducible, unchanging, and therefore constitutive of a thing.... Read more |
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Chaos
Chaos , in Greek religion and mythology, vacant, unfathomable space. From it arose all things, earthly and divine. There are various legends explaining it. In one version, Eurynome rose out of Chaos and created all things. In another, Gaea sprang from Chaos and was the mother of all things.... Read more |
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essence
essence in philosophy, the nature of a thing. Aristotle maintained that there is a distinction between the form of a thing—its intelligible, verbally formulable character—and the essence of a thing, i.e., what it is in itself, which is not common to anything else. The essence of a thing... Read more |
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Agreement
4. Agreement analogy an agreement or correspondence in particular features between things otherwise dissimilar; in literature, the basis for metaphor and simile. Read more |
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noumenon
noumenon , in the philosophical system of Immanuel Kant , a "thing-in-itself" ; it is opposed to phenomenon , the thing that appears to us. Noumena are the basic realities behind all sensory experience. According to Kant, they are not knowable because they cannot be perceived, but they must be... Read more |
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age-and-area hypothesis
age-and-area hypothesis J. C. Willis suggested in 1922 that, all other things being equal, the area occupied by a taxon is directly proportional to the age of that taxon. Thus in a polytypic genus, the species with the smallest area of distribution would be the youngest in the genus. However,... Read more |
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Custody
CUSTODY The care, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process. For example, in a... Read more |
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Bunch
Bunch a cluster or tuft, properly of things of one type growing or fastened together; a group of things or animals of the same type gathered close together. See also bundle, nosegay. Examples: bunch of bananas; of cards, 1563; of cattle, 1884; of charity, 1633; of cherubs, 1832; of ducks [up to... Read more |
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Shaw, Henry Wheeler
Shaw, Henry Wheeler (1818–85),Massachusetts...works include Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things (1868), Everybody's Friend (1874), Josh...Not (1879), and Josh Billings Struggling with Things (1881). |
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Plymouth Theatre
...adapted by Sidney Howard from a Chinese play, Shaw's Don Juan in Hell (1952), from Man and Superman...Hare's Plenty (1983) and Stoppard's The Real Thing (1984), while in 1987 Peter O'Toole starred in Shaw's Pygmalion. |
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Wells, H. G.
...Society, but was soon at odds with it, his sponsor G. B. Shaw, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb. His literary output was vast...scientific and political speculation (including The Shape of Things to Come, 1933); the dark pessimism of his last prediction... |
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Edwardian
...England like a great paper-weight, and that after her death things blew all over the place. This expresses well the excitement...era of outstanding achievement in the theatre (with G. B. Shaw and Granville-Barker) and, especially, in the novel, notably... |
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PROPER
...conduct), often implying a wish or need to ‘do the right thing’ socially (They were always very proper in everything they...Liverpool’ (subtitle of Lern Yerself Scouse, 1966, by Frank Shaw, Fritz Spiegl, & Stan Kelly). The term proper English is... |
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quintessence
...thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things; it was believed that this essence could be extracted by alchemy...example of a quality or class, as in the title of George Bernard Shaw's The Quintessence of Ibsenism (1891).The word comes... |
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SHAW AWARDED BASIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ETHYLENE PLANT PJT.
...annual revenues of $7 billion, Shaw has approximately 27,000 employees...more information, please visit Shaw's website at www.shawgrp...as a result of, among other things: * Changes in our clients...certain events or otherwise. The Shaw Group Inc. Gentry ... |
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Shaw sees future of rugs and Meadows.(Jeff Meadows discusses Shaw Rugs...
...color looms soon will make Shaw Rugs more attractive to...retailers, he said. Shaw will also begin creating...retailers. "It's one thing to say you're mass marketed...said. But the foundation Shaw is known for will not...There's still a ton of ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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SHAW FESTIVAL TAKES A MODERN TWIST
...surprising is that in its time it was Shaw's most popular play on its...the millennium brings, one thing remains the same, according to Newton. Shaw must be played straight...he said. "If we do silly things to them, they don't." Newton...directorial energy ... |
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Shaw sells
...the last two quarters, when Shaw generated positive cash flow...need-the-cash' kind of thing." He notes that his company upgraded Shaw's stock to a "buy" this...says his main concern is that Shaw continues to generate positive... |
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SHAW TIME.
...and Countess of Wessex. Shaw also did the dresses for...course there was one tiny thing -- which I won't say...would have noticed it," Shaw says. "There will never...I could feel the same things together," says Shaw, who has designed her... |
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SHAW SET TO LEAVE CNN ANCHOR DESK.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...with Time Warner and AOL,'' Shaw said. ``It is a restructuring...opening some new bureaus.'' Shaw is wary about predicting the...change the ways we get news, one thing will remain constant. ``There...the need for journalists,'' Shaw said. ``You can have ... |
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Artie Shaw's Second Act Better Than the First
...0000 Clarinetist Artie Shaw walked away from music...ADAMS, Host: It's All Things Considered; I'm Noah...Beguine' performed by Artie Shaw] ROBERT SIEGEL: It...Shaw doesn't take these things very seriously. The books...s Kidnapped, he chose ... |
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Shaw 'stepping back from the table' at CNN; Pioneer: He is leaving the...
...of anti-aircraft fire, as Shaw did in 1991 during the first...reporter in a conference room, Shaw reaches down and plucks a grain...front door because there are things I want to do, and I know that...I'll never do it." One thing in particular: finish the ... |
 "The Herald News - Joliet (IL)")
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Shaw sentenced to life in prison
...husband's death as Williams. Shaw could have warned Timothy Simenson...gun was hiding in the trunk. "Shaw could have stopped this whole thing," Simenson said forcefully...he own up to it that night?" Shaw delivered a rambling statement... |
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Shaw feels at home on The Farm
...At Stanford, Walsh said Shaw was as well prepared as any...He had an itch to coach But Shaw wasn't so sure about this coaching thing. He planned to launch a business...his mother's misgivings, Shaw jumped at the chance, telling... |
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