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• The Nine Muses — For the mythological figures, see Muse. The Nine Muses may also refer to nine letters written by Aeschines, or [http://www.wheatlandpress.com/nine/index.html a recent anthology] . [ thumb|Francesco Bartolozzi] The Nine Muses, Or, Poems Written by …   Wikipedia

• The Nine — Nine Nine, n. 1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. [1913 Webster] 3. A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball team). [PJC] {The Nine},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nine Muses (band) — Nine Muses Nine muses in Mnet 20 s Choice Awards, August 2010 Background information Also known as 9Muses; The Model Dols O …   Wikipedia

• Muses in popular culture — The nine Muses of Greek mythology have been portrayed in many different modern fictional works. Contents 1 Calliope 1.1 Literature 1.2 Film and television 1.3 Theater …   Wikipedia

• The Vatican —     The Vatican     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican     This subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• nine — [nīn] adj. [ME nyen < OE nigon, akin to Ger neun < IE * enewen (> Gr ennea, L novem, nine), prob. extension of base * newo , NEW, indicating a new division of the numeral system commencing with 9] totaling one more than eight n. 1. the… …   English World dictionary

• Nine — Nine, n. 1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. [1913 Webster] 3. A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball team). [PJC] {The Nine}, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nine lyric poets — The nine muses: Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Terpsichore, Urania, Melpomene The nine lyric poets (nine melic poets) were a canon of archaic Greek composers esteemed by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria as worthy of… …   Wikipedia

• nine — ► CARDINAL NUMBER 1) one less than ten; 9. (Roman numeral: ix or IX.) 2) (the Nine) Greek Mythology the nine Muses. ● dressed (up) to the nines Cf. ↑dressed up to the nines …   English terms dictionary

• The World Tossed at Tennis — is a Jacobean era masque composed by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, first published in 1620. It was likely acted on March 4, 1620 (new style) at Denmark House. [W. J. Lawrence, Early Substantive Theatre Masques, Times Literary Supplement ,… …   Wikipedia

• nine — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than eight, or one less than ten; the sum of five units and four units. 2 a symbol for this (9, ix, IX). 3 a size etc. denoted by nine. 4 a set or team of nine individuals. 5 the time of nine o clock (is it nine yet?). 6 a …   Useful english dictionary