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  • 1system — [n1] order, whole arrangement, classification, combination, complex, conformity, coordination, entity, fixed order, frame of reference, ideology, integral, integrate, logical order, orderliness, organization, philosophy, red tape*, regularity,… …

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  • 2system — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coordination, organization, routine, arrangement, method, scheme, plan; classification; complex. See order, regularity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Order] Syn. orderliness, regularity, conformity, logical… …

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  • 3Dissipative system — Another meaning of dissipative system is one that dissipates heat, see heat dissipation. A dissipative system is a thermodynamically open system which is operating out of, and often far from, thermodynamic equilibrium in an environment with which …

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  • 4enginery — n. 1. Engines, machines, (especially) artillery. 2. Mechanism, machinery, mechanical contrivances. 3. Contrivances, schemes, devices, machinations, artifices, system of artifice …

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  • 5theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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  • 6Tolstoy, Leo — Russian Lev Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy born Sept. 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Tula province, Russian Empire died Nov. 20, 1910, Astapovo, Ryazan province Russian writer, one of the world s greatest novelists. The scion of prominent aristocrats,… …

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  • 7English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 8arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 9literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 10Religions of Eberron — In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons role playing game, most people identify with churches rather than a specific patron deity, as is the custom in other D D settings. Religions in Eberron are not in general specific to a race …

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