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  • 41Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes —     Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes     Painter and etcher, b. in Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain, 31 March, 1746; d. in Bordeaux, 16 April, 1828. His father was a small landowner and …

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  • 42bouleversement — noun Complete overthrow; reversal; turmoil …

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  • 43Main Noor Mohammad Kalhoro — This article is about the Sindhi shah. For the 20th century king of Sindh, see Kalhora. Miyan Nur Muhammad Kalhoro Amir of Sindh Reign 1736–1747 Born August 6, 1698 Died June 19, 1747 …

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  • 44discomfort, discomfit, discomfiture — The first of these words is widely used to refer to lack of comfort, uneasiness, and even mild pain: His wet clothing caused him considerable discomfort. Her distress over missing the train made her feel some discomfort. Discomfiture, a much… …

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  • 45Götterdämmerung — from Ger. Götterdämmerung, lit. twilight of the gods, used by Wagner as the title of the last opera in the Ring cycle; used in English from 1909 in the figurative sense of complete overthrow of something …

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  • 46Gotterdammerung — Götterdämmerung from Ger. Götterdämmerung, lit. twilight of the gods, used by Wagner as the title of the last opera in the Ring cycle; used in English from 1909 in the figurative sense of complete overthrow of something …

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  • 47revolution — A complete overthrow of the established government in any country or state by those who were previously subject to it. Gitlow v. Kiely, D.C.N.Y., 44 F.2d 227, 232. The word in its broadest significance is generally used to designate a sweeping… …

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  • 48syn|di|cal|ism — «SIHN duh kuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. a movement to put industry and government under the control of labor unions by means of the general strike, sabotage, and any one of various other kinds of violence: »Syndicalism is an extreme form of socialism,… …

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  • 49international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 50Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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