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61concision — /keuhn sizh euhn/, n. 1. concise quality; brevity; terseness. 2. Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < L concision (s. of concisio), equiv. to concis(us) CONCISE + ion ION] * * * …
62quartet — /kwawr tet /, n. 1. any group of four persons or things. 2. an organized group of four singers or players. 3. a musical composition for four voices or instruments. Also, esp. Brit., quartette. [1765 75; < It quartetto, dim. of quarto < L quartus… …
63terse — tersely, adv. terseness, n. /terrs/, adj. terser, tersest. 1. neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language. 2. abruptly concise; curt; brusque. [1595 1605; < L tersus, ptp. of tergere to rub off, wipe off, clean, polish] Syn. 1.… …
64verbosity — /veuhr bos i tee/, n. the state or quality of being verbose; superfluity of words; wordiness: His speeches were always marred by verbosity. [1535 45; < LL verbositas. See VERBOSE, ITY] Syn. prolixity, redundancy, turgidity. Ant. terseness,… …
65English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
66Frost, Robert — ▪ American poet Introduction in full Robert Lee Frost born March 26, 1874, San Francisco, California, U.S. died January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of New England, his …
67Japanese literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language. Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …
68nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
69Sermisy, Claudin de — ▪ French singer and composer also called Claude born c. 1490 died Oct. 13, 1562, Paris singer and composer who, with his contemporary Clément Janequin (Janequin, Clément), was one of the leading composers of chansons (part songs) in the… …
70Italian Literature — • The modern language of Italy is naturally derived from Latin, a continuation and development of the Latin actually spoken among the inhabitants of the peninsula after the downfall of the Roman Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …
