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  • felicity —   n. happiness; well chosen word or phrase.    ♦ felicific, a. making happy.    ♦ felicitate,   v.t. congratulate; make happy.    ♦ felicitation, n.    ♦ felicitous, a. well chosen; apt …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • felicity — n. (pl. ies) 1 intense happiness; being happy. 2 a cause of happiness. 3 a a capacity for apt expression; appropriateness. b an appropriate or well chosen phrase. 4 a fortunate trait. Etymology: ME f. OF feliciteacute f. L felicitas tatis f.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pliny the Elder — Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, (AD 23 – August 25, AD 79), better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author, naturalist or natural philosopher and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote Naturalis Historia . He is known… …   Wikipedia

  • Natural History (Pliny) — Naturalis Historia, 1669 edition, title page. The title at the top reads: Volume I of the Natural History of Gaius Plinius Secundus. The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Wordsworth, William — (1770 1850)    Poet, s. of John W., attorney and agent to the 1st Lord Lonsdale, was b. at Cockermouth. His boyhood was full of adventure among the hills, and he says of himself that he showed a stiff, moody, and violent temper. He lost his… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Characters in Austin Powers — Austin Powers (Mike Myers) A British secret agent cryogenically frozen in 1967 and defrosted in 1997 in order to battle his arch enemy, Dr. Evil. Austin embodies all that is groovy in 1960s Britain and is irresistible to women, even when he… …   Wikipedia

  • Names of Istanbul — Stamboul redirects here. For the 1931 British film, see Stamboul (film). The city of Istanbul has been known through the ages under a large number of different names. The most notable names besides the modern Turkish name are Byzantium,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Austin Powers (film series) — Infobox Film name = Austin Powers series director = Jay Roach writer = Mike Myers Michael McCullers starring = Mike Myers as Austin Powers producer = Mike Myers music = George S. Clinton distributor = New Line Cinema released = 1997 TBA runtime …   Wikipedia

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