The National Spelling Bee was launched by the Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal in 1925. With competitions, cash prizes, and a trip to the nation's capital, it was hoped the Bee would stimulate…
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(Encyclopedia) GiorgioneGiorgionejōrjôˈnā [key], c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto; fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or…
(Encyclopedia) oboeoboeōˈbō, ōˈboi [key] [Ital., from Fr. hautbois] or hautboyhautboyōˈboi, hōˈ– [key], woodwind instrument of conical bore, its mouthpiece having a double reed. The instruments…
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Prefixes for Basic Metric Units
Multiples
Prefix
Abbreviation
Power of 10
Equivalent
deka- or deca-
da
101
ten
hecto-
h
102
hundred
kilo-
k
103
thousand
mega-
M
106
million…
