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columbarium
columbarium (pl. columbaria). 1. Colombier or dovecote, a substantial building commonly on a circular plan, with niches (columbaria) in tiers around the walls of the structure for nesting doves or pigeons, and an aperture or apertures to allow the birds to fly in and out. 2. Building or... Read more |
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Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys Rap group They started out as a young trio who wanted to fight for their right to party, but the Beastie Boys have grown into socially-conscious rappers in more than 15 years of producing their own rap/punk blend. But even as their lyrics became more mature over time, they still... Read more |
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Oz, mythical land that is the setting for 14 novels for children by L. Frank Baum, beginning with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). This fanciful region, traversed by a long yellow brick road, is accidentally discovered by Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas, when she and her dog Toto are blown off... 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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legacy
legacy bequest by will of personal property , similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy... Read more |
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Pierre Le Muet
Muet, Pierre Le (1591–1669). French architect and writer, his most important work was Manière de bastir pour toutes sortes de personnes (Manner of Building for All Sorts of People— 1623), which probably drew on Serlio's then unpublished sixth book of Architettura, and Du... Read more |
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Janie
Janie (1942), a comedy by Josephine Bentham and Herschel Williams. [Henry Miller Theatre, 642 perf.] When seventeen‐year‐old Janie Colburn ( Gwen Anderson) meets Pvt. Dick Lawrence ( Herbert Evers), the son of her mother's old friend, she instantly forgets her high school beau,... Read more |
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nirvana
nirvana , in Buddhism , Jainism , and Hinduism , a state of supreme liberation and bliss, contrasted to samsara or bondage in the repeating cycle of death and rebirth. The word in Sanskrit refers to the going out of a flame once its fuel has been consumed; it thus suggests both the end of... Read more |
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