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31i|ron|i|cal — «y RON uh kuhl», adjective. 1. expressing one thing and meaning the opposite: »“Speedy” would be an ironical name for a turtle. His ironical laugh showed that he was not the least bit amused. SYNONYM(S): sarcastic. 2. contrary to what would… …
32Seven Sages of Greece — The Seven Sages (of Greece) or Seven Wise Men (Greek: οἱ ἑπτά σοφοί, hoi hepta sophoi; c. 620 BC ndash;550 BC) was the title given by ancient Greek tradition to seven early 6th century B.C. philosophers, statesmen and law givers who were renowned …
33Diabelli Variations — Theme of the Variations Diabelli s Waltz The 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120, commonly known as the Diabelli Variations, is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz… …
34Archpoet — This article is about the 12th century anonymous Latin poet. For the early Irish concept of arch poet , see Ollam. Archpoet Born circa 1130 Died circa 1165 Pen name Archipoeta Language Latin …
35Renzo Arbore — (born June 24, 1937 in Foggia) is an Italian television showman, singer, musician, film actor and director.Arbore became nationally recognised as radio anchor man, together with Gianni Boncompagni, in the late 1960s, with shows such as Bandiera… …
36Epistle to the Galatians — Epistle to the Galatians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Galatians GALATIA In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and sacked Rome, wandered east through Illyricum and Pannonia. At… …
37Configurational analysis (Konfigurationsanalyse) — In cultural and social studies, configurations are patterns of behaviour, movement (→movement culture) and thinking, which research observes when analysing different cultures and/ or historical changes. The term “configurations” is mostly used by …
38big — adj. kind good (colloq., ironical) 1) big of (that s big of you) 2) big to + inf. (it was big of you to do that) older 3) a big boy; brother; girl; sister very powerful 4) big business; government; labor * * * [bɪg] brother …
39opponent — n. 1) a formidable, strong; weak opponent 2) (ironical) my worthy opponent * * * [ə pəʊnənt] strong weak opponent (ironical) my worthy opponent a formidable …
40ironic — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said of events, works, statements, and the like ] Syn. ironical, paradoxical, contradictory, incongruous, satiric, satirical, wry, sardonic, sarcastic, mocking, humorous, facetious, tongue in cheek, ambiguous, double… …
