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61Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …
62war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …
63zoology — /zoh ol euh jee/, n., pl. zoologies. 1. the science or branch of biology dealing with animals. 2. a treatise on zoology. 3. the animal life of a particular region. [1660 70; ZOO + LOGY] * * * Branch of biology concerned with members of the animal …
64other minds, problem of — In epistemology, the problem of explaining how it is possible for one person to know anything about the quality of another person s inner experience, or even that other people have inner experiences at all. According to a standard example,… …
65automotive industry — Introduction all those companies and activities involved in the manufacture of motor vehicles, including most components, such as engines and bodies, but excluding tires, batteries, and fuel. The industry s principal products are passenger… …
66Europe, 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.… …
67Latin 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 …
68Lloyd George, David — ▪ prime minister of United Kingdom Introduction also called (1945) 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, Viscount Gwynedd of Dwyfor born Jan. 17, 1863, Manchester died March 26, 1945, Ty newydd, near Llanystumdwy, Caernarvonshire, Wales British… …
69Schmidt, Karl P. — ▪ American zoologist born June 19, 1890, Lake Forest, Ill., U.S. died Sept. 26, 1957, Chicago U.S. zoologist whose international reputation derived from the principles of animal ecology he established through his theoretical studies and… …
70Vair, Guillaume du — ▪ French philosopher born March 7, 1556, Paris, Fr. died Aug. 31, 1621, Tonneins a highly influential French thinker and writer of the troubled period at the end of the 16th century. A lawyer by training, du Vair occupied high offices of… …
