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81all — /awl/, adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. 2. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. 3. the greatest… …
82conceit — /keuhn seet /, n. 1. an excessively favorable opinion of one s own ability, importance, wit, etc. 2. something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea: He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 3. imagination; fancy. 4. a fancy; whim; …
83ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
84far-fetched — far fetchedness, farfetchedness, n. /fahr fecht /, adj. improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far fetched example in an effort to prove his point. Also, farfetched. [1575 85] * * * …
85incredible — incredibility, incredibleness, n. incredibly, adv. /in kred euh beuhl/, adj. 1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed. 2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable: The plot of the book is incredible. [1375 1425; late ME < L… …
86martial — martialism, n. martialist, n. martially, adv. martialness, n. /mahr sheuhl/, adj. 1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people. 2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music. 3 …
87Martial — /mahr sheuhl/, n. (Marcus Valerius Martialis)A.D. 43? 104?, Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain. * * * I Latin Marcus Valerius Martialis born с AD 38/41, Bilbilis, Hispania died с 103 Roman poet. Born in a Roman colony in what is now Spain,… …
88Cyrano de Bergerac, Savinien — born March 6, 1619, Paris, France died July 28, 1655, Paris French satirist and dramatist. He was a soldier until 1641 and studied under the philosopher Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655). He wrote plays as well as fantastical works combining science… …
89Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
90Middleton, Thomas — born April? 1580, London, Eng. died July 4, 1627, Newington Butts, Surrey British playwright. Middleton studied at Oxford University and had written three books of poetry by 1600. He learned to write plays by collaborating with John Webster and… …
