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  • 91Time in physics — In physics, the treatment of time is a central issue. It has been treated as a question of geometry. One can measure time and treat it as a geometrical dimension, such as length, and perform mathematical operations on it. It is a scalar quantity… …

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  • 92aesthetic — /es thet ik/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, adj. 1. pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics. 2. having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty. 3. pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure… …

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  • 93bespake — /bi spayk /, v. Archaic. pt. of bespeak. * * * …

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  • 94bespoke — /bi spohk /, v. 1. a pt. and pp. of bespeak. adj. 2. Brit. a. (of clothes) made to individual order; custom made: a bespoke jacket. b. making or selling such clothes: a bespoke tailor. 3. Older Use. engaged to be married; spoken for. [1745 55 for …

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  • 95bespoken — /bi spohkeuhn/, v. 1. a pp. of bespeak. adj. 2. bespoke. [1600 10 for def. 2] * * * …

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  • 96human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …

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  • 97Stoicism — /stoh euh siz euhm/, n. 1. a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 B.C., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature. 2. (l.c.) conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, as… …

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  • 98Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …

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  • 99English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 100Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area — ▪ Japan Introduction Tokyo formerly (until 1868)  Edo   metropolitan complex commonly called Greater Tokyo along the northern and western shores of Tokyo Bay, on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, central Japan. At its centre is the… …

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