sophisticate text

См. также в других словарях:

• sophisticate — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. make (a person etc.) educated, cultured, or refined. 2 tr. make (equipment or techniques etc.) highly developed or complex. 3 tr. a involve (a subject) in sophistry. b mislead (a person) by sophistry. 4 tr. deprive (a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Yiddish literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the Yiddish language of Ashkenazic (Ashkenazi) Jewry (central and eastern European Jews and their descendants).       Yiddish literature culminated in the period from 1864 to 1939, inspired …   Universalium

• Philosophy and its background in the early medieval West — Rosamond McKitterick and John Marenbon ‘Libraries, schools and the dissemination of texts’ is by Rosamond McKitterick; the ‘Introduction’ and ‘Philosophical themes’ are by John Marenbon. INTRODUCTION The period from 800 to 1100 is even more… …   History of philosophy

• performing 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 …   Universalium

• John Cleese — Cleese in 2008 Birth name John Marwood Cleese Born 27 October 1939 (1939 10 27) …   Wikipedia

• Noël Coward — Noël Coward, 1972 Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called a sense of personal style, a… …   Wikipedia

• Burroughs, William Seward — (1914–1997)    William S. Burroughs has been absolutely central to the history of Beat literature, and yet his position within the Beat Generation was paradoxical from the outset and has been revised significantly over time.    In relation to… …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

• Claude Debussy — This article is about the classical composer. For the crater, see Debussy (crater). For the heights, see Debussy Heights. For the asteroid, see 4492 Debussy. Claude Debussy (1908) …   Wikipedia

• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — theatrical poster Directed by Frank Capra Produced by Frank Capr …   Wikipedia

• Chautauqua Institution — This article is about the institution in New York State. For other uses of Chautauqua, see Chautauqua (disambiguation). Chautauqua Institution Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• Percy Williams Bridgman — Born 21 April 1882(1882 04 21) Cambridge, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia