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  • 1levity — n. 1. Lightness, want of weight. 2. Frivolity, flightiness, giddiness, volatility, want of seriousness …

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  • 2levity — (n.) want of seriousness, frivolity, 1560s, from L. levitatem (nom. levitas) lightness, frivolity, from levis light in weight (see LEVER (Cf. lever)) + ITY (Cf. ity) …

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  • 3volatility — n. 1. Evaporableness, disposition to evaporate. 2. Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness. 3. Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness, mutability …

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  • 4Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …

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  • 5performing 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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  • 6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 8United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 9Bob Dylan — Dylan redirects here. For other uses, see Dylan (disambiguation). This article is about the musician. For his debut album, see Bob Dylan (album). Bob Dylan Dylan onstage at the Azkena Rock Festival, Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain, June 26, 2010 …

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  • 10Five Temperaments — a theory in psychology, that expands upon the Four Temperaments proposed in ancient medical theory.DescriptionThe development of a theory of five temperaments begins with the Two factor models of personality and the work of the late William… …

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