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  • 121alchemy — alchemic /al kem ik/, alchemical, alchemistic /al keuh mis tik/, alchemistical, adj. alchemically, adv. /al keuh mee/, n., pl. alchemies for 2. 1. a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and …

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  • 122cherry — cherrylike, adj. /cher ee/, n., pl. cherries, adj. n. 1. the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one seeded smooth stone. 2. the tree bearing such a… …

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  • 123jade — jade1 jadelike, adj. /jayd/, n. 1. either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc. 2. an object, as a carving, made from this material. 3. Also called jade green.… …

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  • 124Nagoya — /neuh goy euh/; Japn. /nah gaw yah /, n. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan. 2,087,884. * * * City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 2,171,378), southern Honshu, Japan. Located east of Kyōto, at the head of Ise Bay, it is one of Japan s leading industrial… …

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  • 125performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 126Pulitzer Prize — one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917. * * * Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding …

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  • 127Vienna — /vee en euh/, n. 1. German, Wien. a port in and the capital of Austria, in the NE part, on the Danube. 1,515,666. 2. a city in NE Virginia. 15,469. 3. a town in W West Virginia. 11,618. * * * I German Wien City (pop., 2001: 1,550,123; metro. area …

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  • 128wallpaper — /wawl pay peuhr/, n. 1. paper, usually with printed decorative patterns in color, for pasting on and covering the walls or ceilings of rooms, hallways, etc. 2. any fabric, foil, vinyl material, etc., used as a wall or ceiling covering. v.t. 3. to …

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