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31linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
32painting, 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 …
33Weizmann, Chaim — (1874–1952) Zionist leader and first president of Israel. Between the two World Wars, the Zionist Movement was dominated by the personality of Dr Chaim Weizmann. A Russian born research chemist, he moved with assurance in the political and… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
34Roger Clemens — Pitcher Born: August 4, 1962 (1962 08 04) (age 49) …
35Durga charan Nag (Nag Mahasaya) — Durga Charan Nag দুরগা চরণ নাগ Nag Mahasaya (Durga Charan Nag), a 19th century saint from East Bengal and a householder disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa Born 1846 Deobhog, Narayanganj district, Bengal Presidency, British In …
36Spiral of silence — The spiral of silence is a political science and mass communication theory propounded by the German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle Neumann. The theory asserts that a person is less likely to voice an opinion on a topic if one feels that one …
37The Last Puritan — The Last Puritan: A Memoir in the Form of a Novel was written by the American philosopher George Santayana. The novel is set largely in the fictional town of Great Falls, Connecticut; Boston; and England, in and around Oxford. It relates the life …
38Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre — • This massacre of which Protestants were the victims occurred in Paris on 24 August, 1572 (the feast of St. Bartholomew), and in the provinces of France during the ensuing weeks, and it has been the subject of knotty historical disputes Catholic …
39HERZL, THEODOR — (Binyamin Ze ev; 1860–1904), founder of political Zionism and the World Zionist Organization. Herzl was born in Budapest, Hungary, to an affluent family and educated in the spirit of German Jewish enlightenment. In 1878 he entered the law faculty …
40Planets beyond Neptune — Planet X redirects here. For the Planet X doomsday scenario, see Nibiru collision. For other uses, see Planet X (disambiguation). Trans Neptunian planets redirects here. For dwarf planets and small bodies discovered beyond Neptune, see Trans… …
