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(Encyclopedia) CominformCominformkŏmˈĭnfôrm [key] [acronym for Communist Information Bureau], information agency organized in 1947 and dissolved in 1956. Its members were the Communist parties of…Beveridge, William Henry
(Encyclopedia) Beveridge, William Henry, 1879–1963, British economist, b. India, grad. Oxford, 1902. His fame as an authority on social problems was gained through investigations and writings in…Elizabeth Barrett Browning: If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange
If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchangeIf I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange And be all to me? Shall I never miss Home-talk and blessing and the common kiss That comes to each in…dithyramb
(Encyclopedia) dithyrambdithyrambdĭthˈĭrăm [key], in ancient Greece, hymn to the god Dionysus, choral lyric with exchanges between the leader and the chorus. It arose, probably, in the extemporaneous…Artaxerxes I
(Encyclopedia) Artaxerxes IArtaxerxes Iärˌtəzûrkˈsēz [key], d. 425 b.c., king of ancient Persia (464–425 b.c.), of the dynasty of the Achaemenis. Artaxerxes is the Greek form of “Ardashir the Persian…Medici, Gian Gastone de'
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Gian Gastone de'Medici, Gian Gastone de'jän gästôˈnā [key]Medici, Gian Gastone de' dā mĕˈdĭchē, Ital. māˈdēchē [key], 1671–1737, grand duke of Tuscany (1723–37); son and…air mass
(Encyclopedia) air mass, large body of air within the earth's atmosphere in which temperature and humidity, although varying at different heights, remain similar throughout the body at any one height…United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Paris. Its counterpart in the League of…virtual currency
(Encyclopedia) virtual currency, a means of payment that is electronically created and stored, more specifically an unregulated electronic medium of exchange that operates like a currency but is…hostage
(Encyclopedia) hostage, person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages;…Trending
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