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• thoughtful — adj. 1 engaged in or given to meditation. 2 (of a book, writer, remark, etc.) giving signs of serious thought. 3 (often foll. by of) (of a person or conduct) considerate; not haphazard or unfeeling. Derivatives: thoughtfully adv. thoughtfulness n …   Useful english dictionary

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• whimsy — /hwim zee, wim /, n., pl. whimsies. 1. capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy. 2. an odd or fanciful notion. 3. anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or… …   Universalium

• Jean Bodin —     Jean Bodin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Bodin     Born at Angers, 1520, probably of Jewish origin: died at Laon, 1596. He studied and taught law at Toulouse, where in 1559 he pronounced his Oratio de instituenda in republica juventute …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• 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

• English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …   Universalium

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