PREOCCUPATIONS

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American English-Russian dictionary. Американский Англо-Русский словарь. 2012

SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY OF — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation …
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LOTI, PIERRE — orig. Louis-Marie-Julien Viaud born Jan. 14, 1850, Rochefort, France died June 10, 1923, Hendaye French novelist. As a naval officer, …
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HEANEY, SEAMUS (JUSTIN) — born April 13, 1939, near Castledàwson, County Londonderry, N.Ire. Irish poet. After studying at Queen's University in Belfast, he became …
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FRY, CHRISTOPHER — orig. Christopher Harris born Dec. 18, 1907, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. British playwright. He worked as an actor, director, and playwright …
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DECADENTS — Group of poets of the end of the 19th century, including some French Symbolists (see Symbolist movement ), notably Paul …
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PUZZLE — I. ˈpəzəl verb ( puzzled ; puzzled ; puzzling -z(ə)liŋ ; puzzles ) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. obsolete …
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DISTURB — I. də̇ˈstərb, -tə̄b, -təib verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English disturben, destourben, from Old French & Latin; Old French …
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PREOCCUPATION — (|) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: Latin praeoccupation-, praeoccupatio act of seizing beforehand, from praeoccupatus (past participle of praeoccupare to seize beforehand, from …
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MISPERCEPTION — |mis+ noun Etymology: mis- (I) + perception : a false perception that any of the perennial human preoccupations should be …
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TRIP — trip 1 /trip/ , n. , v. , tripped, tripping . n. 1. a journey or voyage: to win a …
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SYSTEM — — systemless , adj. /sis"teuhm/ , n. 1. an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or …
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SHADOWY — — shadowiness , n. /shad"oh ee/ , adj., shadowier, shadowiest . 1. resembling a shadow in faintness, slightness, etc.: shadowy …
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DIRTY OLD MAN — Informal. a mature or elderly man with lewd or obscene preoccupations. [ 1930-35 ]
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PUZZLE — I. ˈpə-zəl verb ( puz·zled ; puz·zling ˈpə-zə-liŋ, ˈpəz-liŋ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. : to offer …
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PUZZLE — [puz.zle] vb puz.zled ; puz.zling [origin unknown] vt (1602) 1: to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem …
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PUBLISHING, HISTORY OF
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT — any device for producing a musical sound. The principal types of such instruments, classified by the method of producing sound, …
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HISTORIOGRAPHY — the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars …
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CONSERVATISM — the creed of those who believe in the value of conserving the present political, social, and economic order as much …
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ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY OF WESTERN
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ACTING — the performing art in which an actor by means of movement, gesture, and intonation attempts to realize a fictional character …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: ART-ANTIQUES-AND-COLLECTIBLES — ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS The 1996-97 market for rare books and manuscripts strengthened. Although prices for Americana manuscripts were low, material new …
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WACKENRODER, WILHELM HEINRICH — born July 13, 1773, Berlin, Prussia died Feb. 13, 1798, Berlin writer and critic who was the originator, with his …
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VALERY, PAUL — born Oct. 30, 1871, Ste, Fr. died July 20, 1945, Paris in full Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valry French poet, essayist, and critic. …
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UKRAINE, FLAG OF — horizontally divided blue-yellow national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. More than a thousand years ago a powerful …
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TAOISM — indigenous religio-philosophical tradition that has shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. In the broadest sense, a Taoist attitude …
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SEVRES PORCELAIN — French hard-paste, or true, porcelain as well as soft-paste porcelain (a porcellaneous material rather than true porcelain) made at the …
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RUSTAVELI, SHOTA — born c. 1172 died c. 1216 major Georgian poet, author of the Georgian national epic, The Knight in the Panther's …
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PREOCCUPATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE central ▪ The national question as such still remains a central preoccupation for catholic …
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COMING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES coming along...nicely (= it is growing well ) ▪ The garden’s coming along very …
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SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY OF — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation …
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