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  • 51passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any&#8230; …

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  • 52Denmark — • History includes politics, religion, literary, and art Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Denmark     Denmark     † …

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  • 53Donatello Di Betto Bardi — • One of the great Tuscan sculptors of the Renaissance, born at Florence, c. 1386; died there, 13 Dec., 1466 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Donatello di Betto Bardi     Donatello Di Betto Bardi …

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  • 54Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …

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  • 55Benedetto Da Majano —     Benedetto da Majano     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Benedetto da Majano     A well known Florentine sculptor and architect of the Renaissance, b. at Majano, Tuscany. 1442; d. at Florence, 24 May, 1498. During his early life he cultivated the&#8230; …

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  • 56simper — 1. verb /ˈsɪmpə,ˈsɪmpɚ/ To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self conscious, coy, or smug manner. Why, look at him look at this simpering self righteous mug! 2. noun …

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  • 57gad — 1. interjection /ɡæd/ An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness sake. 1905 Thats the trouble it was too easy for you you got reckless thought you could turn me inside out, and chuck me in the gutter …

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  • 58Chiradzulu Mountain — is located approximately 20&#160;km to the north east of Blantyre, Malawi s main commercial centre. The administrative district of Chiradzulu in southern Malawi was named after this mountain. Chiradzulu Mountain rises to a peak of 1,773m above&#8230; …

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  • 59Mani Nagappa — Born c. 1925 Madras, British India Occupation sculptor, choreographer, film producer Known&#160;for sculpting statues of political leaders and famous personalities of Tamil Nadu Children Chitra Amritraj …

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  • 60chisel — chis|el1 [ˈtʃızəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: , probably from chisoir, from Vulgar Latin caesorium cutting tool , from Latin caedere to cut ] a metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut wood or stone chisel 2 chisel2 past&#8230; …

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