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101insolency — lənsē, si noun ( es) 1. : insolence 2. obsolete : a strange or unusual thing or occurrence …
102lollapalooza — /lol euh peuh looh zeuh/, n. Slang. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Also, lollapaloosa, lalapalooza, lallapalooza. [1900 05, Amer.; orig. uncert.] …
103lu|lu — lu|lu1 «LOO loo», noun. U.S. Slang. an unusual thing or striking person: »The thunderstorm was a lulu. They ve just one gap left to fill from last February s floods, but it s a lulu more than 30 feet deep and over 400 feet long (Wall Street… …
104literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
105performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
106United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
107ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
108Captain Beefheart — Don Van Vliet At Convocation Hall, Toronto, in 1974 Background information Birth name Don Glen Vliet Also known as …
109Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
110property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
