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  • 61Neuroesthetics — (or neuroaesthetics) is a relatively recent sub discipline of empirical aesthetics. Empirical aesthetics takes a scientific approach to the study of aesthetic perceptions of art and music. Neuroesthetics received its formal definition in 2002 as… …

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  • 62Megalodacne — heros beetles from the United States feeding on bracket fungi Scientific classification …

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  • 63Composition (visual arts) — The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer, noted for his subtle compositions In the visual arts – in particular painting, graphic design, photography and sculpture – composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work …

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  • 64Saṃsāra (Buddhism) — IAST|Saṃsāra, the Sanskrit and Pāli term for continuous movement or continuous flowing refers in Buddhism to the concept of a cycle of birth (jāti) and consequent decay and death (IAST|jarāmaraṇa), in which all beings in the universe participate… …

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  • 65Wine tasting descriptors — The use of wine tasting descriptors allows the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. Many wine writers, like Karen MacNeil in her book The… …

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  • 66South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 67beautiful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having qualities of beauty] Syn. lovely, attractive, appealing, pleasing, pretty, fair, fine, nice, dainty, good looking, delightful, charming, enticing, fascinating, admirable, rich, graceful, sightly, ideal, delicate,… …

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  • 68ALPHABET, HEBREW — The origin of alphabetic script has always been a subject of human curiosity. According to Greek mythology, script was brought to Greece from Phoenicia. This tradition was accepted by the Greek and Roman writers, some of whom developed it even… …

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  • 69SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… …

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  • 70coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …

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