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61Vladek Spiegelman — or Władek Spiegleman (October 11, 1906 August 18, 1982) is the subject of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus , written and illustrated by his son, Art Spiegelman. A Polish Jew, he worked as a salesman before being drafted into the… …
62Tobiads — The Tobiads were a Jewish faction at the beginning of the Maccabean period. They were phil Hellene, in other words supporters of the Hellenistic tendencies in Judaism in the early years of the second century BCE.AccountsWhat is known is as a… …
63Mikhail Svetlov (singer) — Mikhail Svetlov (Krutikov) ( ru. Михаил Светлов) is a celebrated Russian American bass, known for the unique range and beauty of his voice as well as his outstanding acting ability, his voice described by the Washington Post as titanic, all… …
64List of Spanish words of Basque/Iberian origin — This is a list of Spanish words which are supposed to be of Basque, Iberian origin, or coming from some other pre roman language in the Iberian Peninsula. Some of these words existed in Latin as loanwords from other languages. Some of these words …
65List of Christmas films — Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday[1][2][3] generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 6, 7 and 19[4]) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.[5] …
66Charlie Adam — This article is about the current Scottish football player. For his father, see Charlie Adam (footballer born 1962). Charlie Adam Adam in March 2011 …
67cheapie — /chee pee/, Informal. n. 1. a cheaply made, often inferior, product: The movie studio made a dozen cheapies last year. 2. any item that is inexpensive as compared with others of its kind: All brands of margarine taste alike to me, so I buy a… …
68cheapskate — /cheep skayt /, n., v., cheapskated, cheapskating. Informal. n. 1. a person who is stingy and miserly. v.i. 2. to act in a stingy or miserly way. [1895 1900, Amer.; CHEAP + SKATE3] * * * …
69niggard — /nig euhrd/, n. 1. an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person. adj. 2. niggardly; miserly; stingy. [1325 75; ME nyggard, equiv. to nig niggard ( < Scand; cf. dial. Sw nygg; akin to OE hneaw stingy) + ARD] * * * …
70niggardly — niggardliness, n. /nig euhrd lee/, adj. 1. reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly. 2. meanly or ungenerously small or scanty: a niggardly tip to a waiter. adv. 3. in the manner of a niggard. [1520 30; NIGGARD + LY] Syn. 1. penurious, miserly …
