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(Encyclopedia) Bradbury, William BatchelderBradbury, William Batchelderbăchˈəldər [key], 1816–68, American hymn composer and music editor, b. York, Maine; pupil of Lowell Mason. He organized the…
(Encyclopedia) tartar, dental, precipitate of saliva that accumulates around teeth at the gum line. Composed primarily of calcium salts, tartar forms as a hard brownish substance that irritates gums…
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ON THE ALERTTOUCH-SENSITIVE FEELERSVISIONHEARINGSMELLFIND OUT MORETo find food, mate, avoid danger, and communicate, animals rely on information gathered by their senses. Information is…
Stock Market Goes Decimal Complicated fractions abandoned in favor of pennies by David Johnson The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, the world's largest, is…
The English meanings given below are not necessarily literal translations. ad absurdum (ad ab-sir'dum) [Lat.]: to the point of absurdity. “He tediously repeated his argument ad absurdum.” ad…
