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101Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …
102calando — /kah lahn doh/, Music. adj. 1. becoming slower and softer; dying away. adv. 2. in a slower, softer manner. [‡1850 55; < It: slackening < L calandum, ger. of calare to let down < Gk chalân to loosen, slacken] * * * …
103education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
104fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …
105fox trot — 1. a social dance, in quadruple meter, performed by couples, characterized by various combinations of slow and quick steps. 2. a pace, as of a horse, consisting of a series of short steps, as in slackening from a trot to a walk. [1870 75, Amer.]… …
106Huang He — /hwahng hue /, Pinyin. a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 mi. (4510 km) long. See map under Chang Jiang. Also, Hwang Ho. Also called Yellow River. * * * , or Huang Ho English Yellow River River, northern central and eastern …
107international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
108Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
109pay — pay1 /pay/, v., paid or (Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c) payed; paying; n., adj. v.t. 1. to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. 2. to give over (a certain amount of… …
110rallentando — /rah leuhn tahn doh/; It. /rddahl len tahn daw/, adj. slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction). [1805 15; < It, ger. of rallentare to slow down; see LENTO] * * * …
