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church music

(Encyclopedia) church music. 1 Music intended for performance as part of services of worship. With few exceptions, music is essential to the ritual of every religion; the singing of prayers and…

Feininger, Lyonel

(Encyclopedia) Feininger, LyonelFeininger, Lyonelfīˈnĭngər [key], 1871–1956, American painter and illustrator, b. New York City. Feininger studied painting in Berlin, Hamburg, and Paris. He was an…

index, in publishing

(Encyclopedia) index, of a book or periodical, a list, nearly always alphabetical, of the topics treated. This list is usually at the back of a book, and the table of contents is in the front. The…

Pulitzer, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Pulitzer, JosephPulitzer, Josephp&oobreve;ˈlĭtsər, py&oomacr;ˈ– [key], 1847–1911, American newspaper publisher and politician, b. Hungary. He emigrated to the United States in…

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applet A small Java application that is downloaded by an ActiveX or Java-enabled web browser. Once it has been downloaded, the applet will run on the user's computer. Common applets include…

Tongue Twisters

  Tongue Twisters Twenty Tongue-Tying Tongue Twisters to Twist Your Tongue a Ton   brought to you by Holly Hartman   Oh no! An onion's annoyed!   If a noisy noise annoys an onion, an…

Women Saints and Sinners

  Mata Hari Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Cindy Adams

gossip columnist A native New Yorker, Adams started writing for small city papers. Her big break came in 1979 when she cancelled a dinner with a New York Post editor because she wanted to see an…

Animal Group Terminology

The Question: I am looking for a list of words for "plurals" of animals, i.e. a "pack" of wolves or a "flock" of seagulls. I have looked at various websites…