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(Encyclopedia) devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the…
(Encyclopedia) Crabbe, George, 1754–1832, English poet, b. Aldeburgh, Suffolk. After practicing medicine for a short time, he went to London in 1780, hoping to earn money by his writing. He was…
(Encyclopedia) Maundy ThursdayMaundy Thursdaymônˈdē [key] [Lat. mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week, so named because it is considered the anniversary…
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Wesley Clair, 1874–1948, American economist, b. Rushville, Ill. He received his Ph.D. (1899) from the Univ. of Chicago, where he studied under Thorstein Veblen and John Dewey…
(Encyclopedia) parimutuel bettingparimutuel bettingpărˌĭmy&oomacr;ˈty&oomacr;ĕl [key], system of cooperative wagering invented (c.1870) in France by Pierre Oller. According to the system, the…
