(n.) 1908 as a political term, a borrowing of Fr. détente loosening, slackening (used in the Middle Ages for the catch of a crossbow), from V.L. detendita, fem. pp. of L. detendere loosen, release, from de from, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + tendere…

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   A flattened relief that allows for the rendition of convincing, infinite recession into space through optical illusion rather than actual projection. This technique was introduced by Donatello in the 15th century. Among the works he created in

GERIATRÍE s.f. Ramură a medicinii care studiază şi tratează bolile bătrâneţii. [pr.: ri a ] – Din fr. gériatrie. Trimis de gall, 16.06.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  geriatríe s. f. (sil. ri a tri ), art. geriatría, g. d. geriatríi, art. geriatríei Trimis

1. нареч. 1) постоянно, всегда, беспрерывно, беспрестанно, вечно; пыр новлан паськӧм повседневная, рабочая одежда; пыр кежлӧ навечно; пыр няргыны вечно хныкать; занимайтчисны пырджык асылын они занимались преимущественно утром; пыр зэрӧ всё время

Although the Playstation 3 has Full HD 1080p output, most games available at this moment have resolutions up to 720p. This is a list of games which have 1080p output:* Blast Factor * The Bourne Conspiracy * Calling All Cars * The Darkness * flOw…

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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ high speed ▪ car ▪ The film ends with a long car chase. ▪ police

   Also known as sound photism, sound seeing, and chromatic phonemic synaesthesia. The term phonopsia comes from the Greek words phonème (voice, sound) and opsis (seeing). It is used in * synaesthesia research to denote a hallucinated sound…

  Study of plants and their distribution in relation to geographic factors

verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately ▪ inevitably (esp. BrE) ▪ The suggestion inevitably provoked outrage from student leaders. ▪ immediately ▪ eventually

[Swahili Word] bango [Swahili Plural] mabango [English Word] fender [English Plural] fenders [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word] bango [Swahili Plural] mabango [English Word] mudguard [Part of Speech] noun [Class] 5/6 [Swahili Word]…

1590s, sharp, poignant (of pain or grief), from L. pungentem (nom. pungens), prp. of pungere to prick, pierce, sting, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Meaning having powerful odor or taste first recorded 1660s. Literal…

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Margarida de Castro e Souza, a 15th century Portuguese noblewoman, was an ancestor of Queen Charlotte, 1744 1818, consort of King George III of the United Kingdom, through her mother Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe Hildburghausen. Margarida…