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61Cupid and Psyche — Cupid and Psyche, by Antonio Canova, c. 1808, in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. Cupid and Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/; also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche), is a legend that first appeared as a …
62Michael Winter (writer) — Michael Winter (born 1965) is a Canadian writer, the author of four novels and two collections of short stories. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Critical commentary 3 Prizes and honours 4 Bibliogr …
63Early Modern warfare — is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It was first invented in China and then later spread to the Middle East. It then found its way into eastern Europe… …
64Phurba — The Phurba (Tib., pronunciation between pur ba fur pu , alt. transliterations: phurpa, phurbu or phurpu) is a three sided peg, stake or nail like ritual implement traditionally associated with Tibetan Buddhism or Bön. The Sanskrit term for phurba …
65Afternoon of a Faun (poem) — [ Édouard Manet.] L après midi d un faune (or The Afternoon of a Faun) is a poem by the French author Stéphane Mallarmé.It is his best known work and a landmark in the history of symbolism in French literature.Initial versions of the poem were… …
66Apophony — In linguistics, apophony (also ablaut, gradation, alternation, internal modification, stem modification, stem alternation, replacive morphology, stem mutation, internal inflection) is the alternation of sounds within a word that indicates… …
67Nonconcatenative morphology — Diagram of one version of the derivation of the Arabic word muslim, with root consonants associating (shown by dotted grey lines). Nonconcatenative morphology, also called discontinuous morphology and introflection, is a form of word formation in …
68William Frank Carver — Dr. W. F. Carver William Frank Doc Carver (May 7, 1851 – Aug. 31, 1927) was a late 19th century sharpshooter and creator of a popular diving horse attraction. He was born at Winslow, Illinois, to William Daniel Carver, a physician, and Deborah… …
69Triliteral — In the terminology used to discuss the grammar of the Semitic languages and some other Afro Asiatic languages, a triliteral (Arabic: جذر ثلاثي, transl|sem|ǧaḏr ṯalāṯī ) is a root containing a sequence of three consonants (so also known as a… …
70Jorinde and Joringel — is a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, number 69. [Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales , * [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/69jorinde.html Jorinde and Joringel ] ] It is Aarne Thompson type 405.D.L. Ashliman,… …
