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Selected Rap and Hip Hop Musicians

Mos Def See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists and Musicians…

Anderson, Dame Judith

(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Dame Judith, 1898–1992, British actress, b. Adelaide, S. Australia, originally named Frances Margaret Anderson. She made her debut in Sydney in 1915 and by 1924 had become…

Y Chromosome Adam

(Encyclopedia) Y Chromosome Adam, in genetics, a theoretical male ancestor of all living people; see Eve, in genetics.

Adam, in genetics

(Encyclopedia) Adam, in genetics, popular term for a theoretical male ancestor of all living people; see Eve, in genetics.

Adam's rib

The Question: Do men and women have the same number of ribs? The Answer: Yes. Men and women both have twelve pairs of ribs, for a total of…

lip reading

(Encyclopedia) lip reading, method by which the deaf are able to read the speech of others from the movements of the lips and mouth. It is sometimes referred to as speech reading, which technically…

Eden, Garden of

(Encyclopedia) Eden, Garden of, in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam…

Yom Kippur

(Encyclopedia) Yom Kippur [Heb.,=day of atonement], in Judaism, the most sacred holy day, falling on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishri (usually late September or early October). It is a day…

vigil

(Encyclopedia) vigilvigilvĭjˈəl [key] [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast…