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  • 1Jeremiad — Jer e*mi ad, Jeremiade Jer e*mi ade, n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F. j[ e]r[ e]miade.] A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; generally used satirically. [1913 Webster] He has prolonged his… …

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  • 2Jeremiade — Jeremiad Jer e*mi ad, Jeremiade Jer e*mi ade, n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F. j[ e]r[ e]miade.] A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; generally used satirically. [1913 Webster] He has prolonged …

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  • 3jeremiad — I. n.; (also jeremiad) [Term of ridicule.] Tale of sorrow, lamentation, lament, doleful story. II. n. See jeremiad …

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  • 4Yarrabah, Queensland — Yarrabah (coord|16|54|34|S|145|52|13|E|region:AU QLD type:city|display=title,inline) is an independent Aboriginal community situated approximately 7 km southeast from Cairns CBD on Cape Grafton. Separated by the Murray Prior Range. While it is… …

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  • 5Butterfly Lovers — The Butterfly Lovers or Liang Zhu is a Chinese legend about the tragic romance between two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, from whom the name of the legend is known in Chinese (梁山伯與祝英台, pinyin: Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái, often abbreviated …

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  • 6Gormenghast (series) — The Gormenghast series is three novels, by Mervyn Peake, featuring Castle Gormenghast and the title character of the first book Titus Groan. Contents 1 Works in the series 2 Genre and style 3 Setting …

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  • 7Dostoyevsky, Fyodor — ▪ Russian author Introduction in full  Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky  Dostoyevsky also spelled  Dostoevsky  born November 11, [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russia died February 9 [January 28, O.S.], 1881, St. Petersburg       Russian… …

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  • 8We Belong Together — Infobox Single Name = We Belong Together Artist = Mariah Carey from Album = The Emancipation of Mimi Released = May 17, 2005 (see release history) Genre = Pop, R B Length = 3:23 (Album/Single Version) Label = Island Writer = Mariah Carey,… …

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  • 9Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) — Infobox Film name = Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs image size = 215px caption = original theatrical poster writer = Brothers Grimm (fairy tale) Ted Sears Richard Creedon Otto Englander Dick Rickard Earl Hurd Merrill De Maris Dorothy Ann Blank… …

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  • 10Gormenghast series — The Gormenghast series is a series of books written by Mervyn Peake centered around Castle Gormenghast and the character Titus Groan.Works in the seriesThe cycle consists of three novels, Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and Titus Alone… …

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