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mode, in music
(Encyclopedia) mode, in music. 1 A grouping or arrangement of notes in a scale with respect to a most important note (in the pretonal modes of Western music, this note is called the final or finalis…Lahore
(Encyclopedia) LahoreLahoreləhôrˈ [key], city (1998 pop. 5,063,499), capital of Punjab prov., E central Pakistan, on the Ravi River. It is the second largest city of Pakistan. A railway and air…feast
(Encyclopedia) feast, commemorative banquet symbolizing communal unity. Generally associated with primitive rituals and later with religious practices, feasts may also commemorate such events as…Mughal
(Encyclopedia) MughalMughalm&oomacr;gŭlˈ [key] or MogulMogulmōˈgəl, mōgŭlˈ [key], Muslim empire in India, 1526–1857. The dynasty was founded by Babur, a Turkic chieftain who had his base in…Uttarakhand
(Encyclopedia) Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, state (2001 provisional pop. 8,479,562), 20,650 sq mi (53,483 sq km), N India. Situated in the Himalayas where many peaks top 20,000 ft (6,096 m), it…Java
(Encyclopedia) JavaJavajäˈvə [key], island (1990 pop. 107,525,520), c.51,000 sq mi (132,090 sq km), Indonesia, S of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea, and SE of Sumatra across Sunda…Calendar and Holidays
Cultures throughout history have devised many ways of tracking time, from ancient China to Mesoamerica.By some estimates, humans have been tracking the seasons and the movements of the stars for more…Position of the Upanishads in Vedic Literature
Position of the Upanishads in Vedic LiteratureIf now we ask what has been thought of the Upanishads by Sanskrit scholars or by Oriental scholars in general, it must be confessed that hitherto…Mauritius Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Mauritius Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Mauritian Relations HISTORY While Arab and…Israeli Druze
With the outbreak of civil war in Syria, more Druze turn to Israel for citizenship. By Jennie Wood Related Links Conflict from 1948 through 2000 Recent…Trending
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