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71Remington Rand strike of 1936–1937 — The Remington Rand strike of 1936–37 was a strike by a federal union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) against the Remington Rand company. The strike began in May 1936 and ended in April 1937, although the strike settlement… …
72It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back — Studio album by Public Enemy Released …
73dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …
74oratory — oratory1 /awr euh tawr ee, tohr ee, or /, n. 1. skill or eloquence in public speaking: The evangelist moved thousands to repentance with his oratory. 2. the art of public speaking, esp. in a formal and eloquent manner. [1580 90; < L oratoria, n.… …
75ornamentation — /awr neuh men tay sheuhn, meuhn /, n. 1. the act of ornamenting. 2. the state of being ornamented. 3. something with which a thing is ornamented; embellishment. 4. ornaments collectively. [1850 1855] * * * I In architecture, applied embellishment …
76Pan-Germanism — Pan German, adj., n. Pan Germanic /pan jeuhr man ik/, adj. /pan jerr meuh niz euhm/, n. the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state. [1880 85; PAN + GERMANISM] * * * Movement to… …
77Menotti, Gian Carlo — born July 7, 1911, Cadegliano, Italy Italian born U.S. composer, librettist, and stage director. Having written an opera by age 10, he spent his early teens absorbing the repertoire at La Scala. Arturo Toscanini recommended study at the Curtis… …
78painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
79Church Music — Ecclesiastical Music † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… …
80aggravate — ag·gra·vate / a grə ˌvāt/ vt vat·ed, vat·ing: to make more serious, more severe, or worse maliciousness aggravated the offense aggravated her preexisting condition aggravating factors compare …
