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(Encyclopedia) bee fly, name for the small- to medium-sized flies of the family Bombyliidae, many of which resemble bees in appearance and behavior. This mimicry provides bee flies with some measure…Bamah
(Encyclopedia) BamahBamahbāˈmə [key] [Heb.,=high place], term elsewhere translated in most English editions of the Bible, but in one passage in the Book of Ezekiel it is given in the original. The…Chimney Rock National Monument
(Encyclopedia) Chimney Rock National Monument, 4,726 acres (1,913 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 2012. Located in San Juan National Forest, it is bordered by the Southern Ute reservation. Within the…interjection
(Encyclopedia) interjection, English part of speech consisting of exclamatory words such as oh, alas, and ouch. They are marked by a feature of intonation that is usually shown in writing by an…diphosgene
(Encyclopedia) diphosgenediphosgenedīˌfŏzˈjēn [key], colorless liquid developed as a military poison. It boils at 128℃; its vapors have the odor of phosgene. Diphosgene is a lung irritant but is only…Alexander I, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Alexander I, 1078?–1124, king of Scotland (1107–24), son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. He succeeded his brother Edgar, who had divided the kingdom so that Alexander…chapbook
(Encyclopedia) chapbook, one of the pamphlets formerly sold in Europe and America by itinerant agents, or “chapmen.” Chapbooks were inexpensive—in England often costing only a penny—and, like the…domino theory
(Encyclopedia) domino theory, the notion that if one country becomes Communist, other nations in the region will probably follow, like dominoes falling in a line. The analogy, first applied (1954) to…scrip
(Encyclopedia) scrip, temporary substitute for money, securities, or other valuable claims. Business enterprises and municipalities have at times, especially when short of cash, paid employees in…voice, in grammar
(Encyclopedia) voice, grammatical category according to which an action is referred to as done by the subject (active, e.g., men shoot bears) or to the subject (passive, e.g., bears are shot by men…Trending
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