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Yemen, Southern
(Encyclopedia) Yemen, Southern: see Yemen.incantation
(Encyclopedia) incantation, set formula, spoken or sung, for the purpose of working magic. An incantation is normally an invocation to beneficent supernatural spirits for aid, protection, or…Quinault, Philippe
(Encyclopedia) Quinault, PhilippeQuinault, Philippefēlēpˈ kēnōˈ [key], 1635–88, French dramatist. His tragedies and comedies are affected and undistinguished, but he found an outlet for his talent in…Tepic
(Encyclopedia) TepicTepictāpēkˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 206,967), capital of Nayarit state, W Mexico, on the Tepic River. A commercial center on the coastal line of the Mexican National Railways and…Gratz, Rebecca
(Encyclopedia) Gratz, RebeccaGratz, Rebeccagrăts [key], 1781–1869, American philanthropist, b. Philadelphia; daughter of Michael Gratz. Well known for her philanthropies in Philadelphia, she is…Guillaume de Lorris
(Encyclopedia) Guillaume de LorrisGuillaume de Lorrisgēyōmˈ də lôrēsˈ [key], c.1215–c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la Rose. He handled the chivalric conventions with…Ridgefield
(Encyclopedia) Ridgefield. 1 Residential town (1990 pop. 20,919), Fairfield co., SE Conn.; inc. 1709. Industries include nurseries, pharmaceuticals, and electronic research. The battle of Ridgefield…Barante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de
(Encyclopedia) Barante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron deBarante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron deämäˈblə gēyōmˈ prôspĕrˈ brüzhyĕrˈ bärôNˈ də bäräNtˈ [key], 1782–1866, French…Gwyn, Nell
(Encyclopedia) Gwyn or Gwynn, Nell (Eleanor Gwyn), 1650–87, English actress. Once an orange-seller at the Theatre Royal, she became a member of Killigrew's company, making her debut there in 1665.…Neckar
(Encyclopedia) NeckarNeckarnĕkˈär [key], river, 228 mi (367 km) long, rising in the Black Forest, SW Germany. It flows generally N past Tübingen, Stuttgart, and Heilbronn, then W past Heidelberg…Trending
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