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  • 101mask — masklike, adj. /mask, mahsk/, n. 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one s identity. 2. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.: Halloween masks. 3. Also called swim mask. a device consisting …

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  • 102short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… …

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  • 103triumph — triumpher, n. /truy euhmf, umf/, n. 1. the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest. 2. a significant success or noteworthy achievement; instance or occasion of victory. 3. exultation resulting from victory;… …

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  • 104encyclopaedia — Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. It differs from an almanac in… …

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  • 105American Subarctic peoples — Introduction   Native American peoples whose traditional area of residence is the subarctic region of Alaska and Canada. Those from Alaska are often referred to in aggregate as Native Alaskans, while in Canada they are known as First Nations… …

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  • 106Celtic literature — Introduction       the body of writings composed in Gaelic and the languages derived from it, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and in Welsh and its sister languages, Breton and Cornish. For writings in English by Irish, Scottish, and Welsh authors, see… …

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  • 107Comédie-Italienne — ▪ French theatre  the Italian commedia dell arte as it was called in France. The name was used in France after 1680 to distinguish the commedia dell arte from native French drama produced at the Comédie Française. Italian commedia dell arte… …

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  • 108Ghelderode, Michel de — ▪ Belgian dramatist original name  Adhémar Adolphe Louis Martens  born April 3, 1898, Ixelles, Belg. died April 1, 1962, Brussels       eccentric Belgian dramatist whose folkish morality plays resound with violence, demonism, holy madness, and… …

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  • 109Greek literature — Introduction       body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …

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  • 110joking relationship — ▪ sociology       relationship between two individuals or groups that allows or requires unusually free verbal or physical interaction. The relationship may be mutual (symmetrical) or formalized in such a way that one person or group does the… …

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