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111Robert Maynard Hutchins — (también Maynard Hutchins) (17 de enero de 1899 – 17 de mayo de 1977 ), fue un filósofo de la educación, decano de la Escuela de Leyes de Yale, presidente de la Universidad de Chicago y su canciller. Fue además esposo de la novelista Maude… …
112unseasonableness — See unseasonable. * * * …
113Cahokia Mounds — a group of very large prehistoric Indian earthworks in southwestern Illinois, consisting of mounds with flat tops that supported temples and other structures of mud and thatch. * * * ▪ archaeological site, Illinois, United States archaeological …
114famine — /fam in/, n. 1. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area. 2. any extreme and general scarcity. 3. extreme hunger; starvation. [1325 75; ME < MF, deriv. of faim hunger ( < L fames); see INE2] Syn. 2.… …
115inopportune — inopportunely, adv. inopportuneness, inopportunity, n. /in op euhr toohn , tyoohn /, adj. not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit. [1525 35; < LL inopportunus. See IN 3, OPPORTUNE] * * * …
116japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
117Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
118lettuce — /let is/, n. 1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads. 2. any species of Lactuca. 3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks. [1250 1300; 1925 30 for def. 3; ME letuse, appar. <… …
119Senegal — /sen i gawl , gahl /, n. 1. a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 9,403,546; 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Cap.: Dakar. 2. a river in W Africa, flowing NW from E Mali to the… …
120unseasonal — /un see zeuh nl/, adj. not characteristic or typical of a particular season; unseasonable: unseasonal April snows. [UN 1 + SEASONAL] * * * …
