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Brest, city, Belarus
(Encyclopedia) Brest Brest brĕst [key], formerly Brest-Litovsk Brest-Litovsk…Ælfric
(Encyclopedia) ÆlfricÆlfricălˈfrĭk [key], c.955–1020, English writer and Benedictine monk. He was the greatest English scholar during the revival of learning fostered by the Benedictine monasteries…Salon
(Encyclopedia) Salon, annual exhibition of art works chosen by jury and presented by the French Academy since 1737; it was originally held in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre. By the mid-19th cent.…constipation
(Encyclopedia) constipation, infrequent or difficult passage of feces. Constipation may be caused by the lack of adequate roughage or fluid in the diet, prolonged physical inactivity, certain drugs,…Aleixandre, Vicente
(Encyclopedia) Aleixandre, VicenteAleixandre, Vicentevēthĕnˈtā älāhänˈdrā [key], 1898–1984, Spanish lyric poet. He won the national prize for literature for La destrucción o el amor (1935, tr. 1976)…Farnese Palace
(Encyclopedia) Farnese Palace, in Rome, designed by Antonio da Sangallo (see under Sangallo) for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (Pope Paul III). It was begun before 1514 and, after the architect's death…fermented milk
(Encyclopedia) fermented milk, whole or skim milk curdled to beverage or custardlike consistency by lactic-acid-producing microorganisms. Many forms of fermented milk were used by early nomadic…Carlsbad Decrees
(Encyclopedia) Carlsbad Decrees, 1819, resolutions adopted by the ministers of German states at a conference at Carlsbad that was convened and dominated by Prince Metternich following the murder of…Barentsburg
(Encyclopedia) BarentsburgBarentsburgbäˈrəntsb&oobreve;rg [key], town, Spitsbergen island, Svalbard, Norway. Though tourism is increasingly economically significant, Barentsburg was originally a…body language
(Encyclopedia) body language, nonverbal communication by means of facial expessions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like. Body language expresses emotions, feelings, and attitudes,…Trending
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