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(Encyclopedia) cuckoo, common name for members of the extensive avian family Cuculidae, including the ani and the roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), widely distributed in temperate and tropical…cuneiform
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Examples of the development of cuneiform cuneiformcuneiformky&oomacr;nēˈĭfôrm [key] [Lat.,=wedge-shaped], system of writing developed before the last centuries of the 4th…Anabaptists
(Encyclopedia) AnabaptistsAnabaptistsănˌəbăpˈtĭsts [key] [Gr.,=rebaptizers], name applied, originally in scorn, to certain Protestant sects holding that infant baptism is not authorized in Scripture…Hebrew language
(Encyclopedia) Hebrew language, member of the Canaanite group of the West Semitic subdivision of the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages). Hebrew was…bourgeoisie
(Encyclopedia) bourgeoisiebourgeoisieb&oobreve;rzhwäzēˈ [key], originally the name for the inhabitants of walled towns in medieval France; as artisans and craftsmen, the bourgeoisie occupied a…Vikings
(Encyclopedia) Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. In their language, the word “viking” originally meant a…Bernoulli
(Encyclopedia) Bernoulli or BernouilliBernouilliboth: bĕrn&oomacr;yēˈ [key], name of a family distinguished in scientific and mathematical history. The family, after leaving Antwerp, finally…adaptation
(Encyclopedia) adaptation, in biology, has several meanings. It can mean the adjustment of living matter to environmental conditions and to other living things either in an organism's lifetime (…Latin language
(Encyclopedia) CEE Latin language, member of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Latin was first encountered in ancient times as the language of Latium, the region of…Indo-European
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Indo-European, family of languages having more speakers than any other language family. It is estimated that approximately half the world's population speaks an Indo-European…Trending
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