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  • 71Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… …

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  • 72Venus — /vee neuhs/, n., pl. Venuses for 2. 1. an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty. 2. an exceptionally beautiful woman. 3. (sometimes l.c.) Archaeol. a statuette of… …

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  • 73painting, 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 …

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  • 74Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 75Cthulhu Mythos deities — Writer H.P. Lovecraft created a number of fictional beings throughout the course of his literary career, including the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods. The Elder Gods are a later creation of writer such as August Derleth, who is credited with… …

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  • 76Cymatoceratidae — Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Oligocene …

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  • 77Medusae Fossae Formation — Medusa Fossae Coordinates 3°12′S 163°00′W /  …

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  • 78subsinuous — |səb+ adjective Etymology: sub + sinuous : imperfectly sinuous : nearly but not quite sinuous * * * adj …

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  • 79Curled — (k[^u]rld), a. Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course). [1913 Webster] {Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. McElrath.… …

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  • 80Curled hair — Curled Curled (k[^u]rld), a. Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course). [1913 Webster] {Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of horses, prepared for upholstery purposes …

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