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21allusive — elusive, illusive (?) …
22allusive — adj. 1 (often foll. by to) containing an allusion. 2 containing many allusions. Derivatives: allusively adv. allusiveness n …
23Allusion — An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person,… …
24allusif — allusif, ive [ a(l)lyzif, iv ] adj. • 1770; du rad. de allusion 1 ♦ Qui contient une allusion. 2 ♦ (Personnes) Qui parle par allusions. 3 ♦ Qui procède par allusion. Un style allusif. Adv. ALLUSIVEMENT . S exprimer allusivement. ● allusif,… …
25HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …
26Latin literature — Introduction the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, when Latin was a spoken language. When Rome fell, Latin remained the literary language of the Western medieval world until it was …
27Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann novel) — 1st English edition cover (Alfred A. Knopf) Doctor Faustus (in German, Doktor Faustus) is a German novel written by Thomas Mann, begun in 1943 and published in 1947 as Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt… …
28leitmotiv — In music, a melodic idea associated with a character or an important dramatic element. It is associated particularly with the operas of Richard Wagner, most of which rely on a dense web of associative leitmotifs. Most composers after Wagner (and… …
29arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
30Science (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of science Mach, Duhem, Bachelard Babette E.Babich THE TRADITION OF CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE If the philosophy of science is not typically represented as a ‘continental’ discipline it is nevertheless historically rooted in… …
