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• in´tri|cate|ness — in|tri|cate «IHN truh kiht», adjective. 1. with many twists and turns; perplexing, entangled, or complicated: »An intricate knot is very hard to tie or untie. A mystery story usually has an intricate plot. SYNONYM(S): involved, complex. 2. very… …   Useful english dictionary

• in´tri|cate|ly — in|tri|cate «IHN truh kiht», adjective. 1. with many twists and turns; perplexing, entangled, or complicated: »An intricate knot is very hard to tie or untie. A mystery story usually has an intricate plot. SYNONYM(S): involved, complex. 2. very… …   Useful english dictionary

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• sophisticated — sophisticatedly, adv. /seuh fis ti kay tid/, adj. 1. (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• china — /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 …   Universalium

• China — /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 …   Universalium

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• literature — /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.… …   Universalium