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71Truffaut, François — Truf·faut (tro͞o fōʹ), François. 1932 1984. French New Wave filmmaker whose works include The 400 Blows (1959) and Jules and Jim (1961). * * * born Feb. 6, 1932, Paris, France died Oct. 21, 1984, Neuilly sur Seine, near Paris French film director …
72flat — flat1 flatly, adv. flatness, n. /flat/, adj., flatter, flattest, n., v., flatted, flatting, adv. adj. 1. horizontally level: a flat roof. 2. level, even, or without unevenness of surface, as land or tabletop …
73prosaism — /proh zay iz euhm/, n. 1. prosaic character or style. 2. a prosaic expression. Also, prosaicism /proh zay euh siz euhm/. [1780 90; < F prosaïsme see PROSE, ISM] * * * …
74Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philosopher. In 1773 Goethe provided the Sturm und Drang movement with its first major drama, Götz von Berlichingen, and …
75French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …
76Latin American literature — Introduction the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …
77painting, 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 …
78Mykhailo Yalovy — Михайло Омелянович Яловий Born June 5, 1895(1895 06 05) Kostiantynhrad uyezd, Poltava Governorate Died November 3, 1937(1937 11 03) (aged 42) Svirlag OGPU, Lodeynoye Pole, USSR Pen name …
79Mykola Kulish — Микола Гурович Куліш Born December 19, 1892(1892 12 19) Dnieper uyezd, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire Died November 3, 1937(1937 11 03) (aged 44) Sandarmokh, Medvezhyegorsk, USSR Occupation …
80stale — adj: impaired in legal effect or force by reason of not being used, acted upon, or demanded in a timely fashion the search warrant was invalid because it was based on stale information a stale claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
