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61Claudine Andre — is the founder of Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Claudine began the sanctuary in 1993 when a baby bonobo called Mikeno arrived at the Kinshasa zoo where Claudine was a volunteer. Nothing prepared Claudine for her… …
62expensive — expensively, adv. expensiveness, n. /ik spen siv/, adj. entailing great expense; very high priced; costly: an expensive party. [1620 30; EXPENSE + IVE] Syn. EXPENSIVE, COSTLY, DEAR, HIGH PRICED apply to something that is high in price. EXPENSIVE… …
63gold — /gohld/, n. 1. a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; at. wt.: 196.967; at. no.: 79; sp. gr.: 19.3 at 20°C. 2. a quantity of gold coins: to pay in gold. 3. a… …
64precious — preciously, adv. preciousness, n. /presh euhs/, adj. 1. of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals. 2. highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories. 3. dear; beloved: a precious… …
65Aldington, Richard — ▪ English author original name Edward Godfree Aldington born July 8, 1892, Hampshire, Eng. died July 27, 1962, Sury en Vaus, France poet, novelist, critic, and biographer who wrote searingly and sometimes irascibly of what he considered… …
66Braak, Menno ter — ▪ Dutch critic born Jan. 26, 1902, Eibergen, Neth. died May 14, 1940, The Hague Dutch critic whose cutting intellect and challenging of preciousness in art earned him the title of the “conscience of Dutch literature.” In 1932 ter Braak… …
67dance, Western — Introduction history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …
68Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
69Marivaux, Pierre — ▪ French author born Feb. 4, 1688, Paris, Fr. died Feb. 12, 1763, Paris French dramatist, novelist, and journalist whose comedies are, after those of Molière, the most frequently performed in today s French theatre. His wealthy,… …
70Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich — ▪ Russian author Introduction born October 28 [November 9, New Style], 1818, Oryol, Russia died August 22 [September 3], 1883, Bougival, near Paris, France Russian (Russian literature) novelist, poet, and playwright, whose major works include… …
