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101Islamic 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.… …
102performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
103Africa — /af ri keuh/, n. 1. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). adj. 2. African. * * * I Second largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea,… …
104Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders — This is a glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders such as blindness and deafness. NOTOC A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Acoustic neuroma tumor, usually benign, which may develop on the hearing and… …
105Cumbrian dialect — Not to be confused with the Celtic Cumbric language Location of Cumbria within England. The Cumbrian dialect is a local English dialect spoken in Cumbria in northern England, not to be confused with the extinct Celtic language Cumbric that used… …
106Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
107literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
108Neo soul — Stylistic origins Soul, R B, hip hop, funk, jazz, electronic, quiet storm, pop, jazz funk, fusion, African Cultural origins 1980s early 1990s, United States, United Kingdom …
10942nd Grammy Awards — Infobox Grammy Awards name = 42nd imagesize = 140px caption = date = February 23, 2000 venue = Staples Center, Los Angeles, California host = Rosie O Donnell network = CBS next = 2001 last = 1999The 42nd Grammy Awards were held on February 23,… …
110Adult contemporary music — (AC) is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music[1] to predominantly ballad heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence,[2] as well as a radio format that plays such music. AC radio plays mainstream… …
