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51Ionesco, Eugène — Io·nes·co (ē ə nĕsʹkō, yə ), Eugène. 1912 1994. Romanian born French dramatist whose plays The Bald Soprano (1956) and Rhinoceros (1959) are classics of the Theater of the Absurd. * * * orig. Eugen Ionescu born Nov. 26, 1909, Slatina, Rom. died… …
52Romance languages — romance1 (def. 8). [1770 80] * * * Group of related languages derived from Latin, with nearly 920 million native speakers. The major Romance languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian are national languages. French is probably… …
53Arch — • A structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone or bricks, having the shape of truncated wedges, arranged on a curved line so as to retain their position by mutual pressure Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arch Arch …
54Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Meco) — Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Native name: Spanish: Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Location: Meco, Spain …
55Critical response to Star Trek — The Star Trek franchise, originally created by Gene Roddenberry, has spawned five live action television series, one animated series, and (as of 2011) eleven motion pictures. The critical reception of the franchise has varied with its many… …
56conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …
57stiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rigid, inflexible, firm, non fluid; strong, brisk; difficult, hard; severe, excessive; formal, unreserved; awkward, stilted. See hardness, severity, affectation, inelegance, restraint, pride.Ant.,… …
58Elevation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Elevation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 elevation elevation Sgm: N 1 raising raising &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 erection erection lift Sgm: N 1 sublevation sublevation upheaval Sgm: N 1 sublimation …
59stiltedly — adverb in a stilted manner she answered him stiltedly • Derived from adjective: ↑stilted …
60stilt·ed — /ˈstıltəd/ adj : awkward especially because of being too formal a stilted speech stilted dialogue/language …
