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  • 81vortex — /vawr teks/, n., pl. vortexes, vortices / teuh seez /. 1. a whirling mass of water, esp. one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool. 2. a whirling mass of air, esp. one in the form of a visible column or spiral, as a tornado. 3. a… …

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  • 82whirl — whirler, n. whirlingly, adv. /hwerrl, werrl/, v.i. 1. to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry go round whirled noisily. 2. to turn about or aside quickly: He whirled and faced his pursuers. 3. to move, travel, or be carried rapidly… …

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  • 83dance, Western — Introduction       history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance.       The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …

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  • 84Mohammedan Confraternities — • The countries where Mohammedanism prevails are full of religious associations, more or less wrapped in secrecy, which are also political Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mohammedan Confraternities     Mohammed …

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  • 85Dancemeditation — is a moving meditation system incorporating Art, Somatics and the Mysticismof Sufism.[1] The practice was developed in 1995 by Dunya Dianne McPherson after completing 1001 days of Sufi training with Sufi Master Adnan Sarhan.[2] The materials… …

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  • 86Orienta (album) — Orienta Studio album by The Markko Polo Adventurers (Gerald Fried) Released May 1959 …

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  • 87vertiginous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. whirling, dizzying, spinning; see turning 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. causing vertigo, dizzy, dizzying, *making one s head spin, whirling, reeling. ANT.: steady, calm III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1.… …

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  • 88whirl — I UK [wɜː(r)l] / US [wɜrl] / US [hwɜrl] verb Word forms whirl : present tense I/you/we/they whirl he/she/it whirls present participle whirling past tense whirled past participle whirled * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to spin quickly in circles… …

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  • 89vortex — vor•tex [[t]ˈvɔr tɛks[/t]] n. pl. tex•es, ti•ces [[t] təˌsiz[/t]] 1) hyd phs a whirling mass of water, esp. one in which a force of suction operates, as a whirlpool 2) phs mer a whirling mass of air, esp. one in the form of a visible column or… …

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  • 90vortex — /ˈvɔtɛks / (say vawteks) noun (plural vortexes or vortices /ˈvɔtəsiz/ (say vawtuhseez)) 1. a whirling movement or mass of water, as a whirlpool. 2. a whirling movement or mass of air, as a whirlwind. 3. a whirling mass of fire, flame, etc. 4. a… …