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(1729–1781), German dramatist, critic, theologian, and most prominent proponent of the German Enlightenment. A son of the c… Breathless , breath·less / ˈbre[unvoicedth]lis/ • adj. gasping for breath, typically due to exertion: the climb left me breathless. ∎ short of breath or appearing… Doris Lessing , Doris Lessing (born 1919) was a South African expatriate writer known for her strong sense of feminism. A short story writer and novelist, as well as… Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries , lack / lak/ • n. the state of being without or not having enough of something: the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. • v. [tr.] be without or… appropriate , ap·pro·pri·ate • adj. / əˈprōprē-it/ suitable or proper in the circumstances: a measure appropriate to a wartime economy. • v. / -ˌāt/ [tr.] 1. take… Provincialism , pro·vin·cial·ism / prəˈvinchəˌlizəm/ • n. 1. the way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country,…
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