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  • 81ac|claim — «uh KLAYM», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to welcome with loud approval; praise highly; applaud: »The crowd acclaimed the fireman for rescuing two people from the burning house. SYNONYM(S): extol. 2. to proclaim or announce with signs of approval; hail:… …

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  • 82em|bla´zon|er — em|bla|zon «ehm BLAY zuhn», transitive verb. 1. to display conspicuously; picture in bright colors: »Posters were emblazoned on the walls of the room. 2. to decorate; adorn: »The knight s shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms. 3. Figurative …

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  • 83em|bla|zon — «ehm BLAY zuhn», transitive verb. 1. to display conspicuously; picture in bright colors: »Posters were emblazoned on the walls of the room. 2. to decorate; adorn: »The knight s shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms. 3. Figurative. to praise …

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  • 84mag|ni|fy — «MAG nuh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to cause to look larger than the real size: »A microscope magnifies bacteria so that they can be seen and studied. SYNONYM(S): enlarge, amplify. b) Figurative. to make too much of; go beyond the truth …

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  • 85praises — praise [praise praises praised praising] noun, verb …

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  • 86pay tribute to — PRAISE, sing the praises of, speak highly of, commend, acclaim, take one s hat off to, applaud, salute, honour, show appreciation of, recognize, acknowledge, pay homage to, extol; formal laud. → tribute * * * pay tribute to phrase to praise… …

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  • 87literature — /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.… …

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  • 88performing 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 …

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  • 89South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 90Islamic 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.… …

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