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41language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …
42literature — /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.… …
43novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
44scholastic — scholastically, adv. /skeuh las tik/, adj. Also, scholastical. 1. of or pertaining to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments. 2. of or pertaining to secondary education or schools: a scholastic meet. 3. pedantic. 4. of or… …
45painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
46French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
47The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
48Philosophy (The) of the Italian Renaissance — The philosophy of the Italian Renaissance Jill Kraye TWO CULTURES: SCHOLASTICISM AND HUMANISM IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE Two movements exerted a profound influence on the philosophy of the Italian Renaissance: scholasticism and humanism, both of… …
49pedant — PEDÁNT, Ă, pedanţi, te, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. (Despre oameni şi manifestările lor) Cu pretenţii de erudiţie şi de competenţă deosebită; meticulos; minuţios peste măsură; pedantic, pedantesc. 2. s.m. şi f. Persoană care face mereu paradă de… …
50stilted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. formal, stiff; unnatural, affected, mannered, prim, stuffy; inflated, florid, flowery, pedantic. See affectation, inelegance. Ant., informal, natural. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, affected,… …
