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1 angustum
angustus, a, um. adj. [v. ango], narrow, strait, esp. of local relations, close, contracted, small, not spacious (syn.: artus, brevis, contractus;I.opp. latus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92). [p. 120]Lit.:II.fretus,
Lucr. 1, 720:Angustum per iter,
id. 5, 1132; so Sall. J. 92, 7, and Vulg. Judith, 4, 6; 7, 5:pontes angusti,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17:domus,
id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:fauces portūs angustissimae,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25:fines,
id. B. G. 1, 2 Herz.:cellae,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 8:rima,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 29:Principis angustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis,
on the narrow rock, Juv. 10, 93 Herm., where Jahn reads augusta, both readings yielding an apposite sense:porta,
Vulg. Matt. 7, 13; ib. Luc. 13, 24 al.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., narrowness:per angustum,
Lucr. 4, 530:angusta viarum,
Verg. A. 2, 332:pontes et viarum angusta,
Tac. H. 4, 35.—Trop.A.In angustum concludere, adducere, deducere, etc., to reduce to a strait, i. e. to restrain, confine, etc.:B.ab illā immensā societate humani generis in exiguum angustumque concluditur,
Cic. Off. 1, 17:amicitia ex infinitā societate generis humani ita contracta est et adducta in angustum, ut, etc.,
id. Am. 5.—Of the passions, to curb, restrain, moderate:perturbationes animi contrahere et in angustum deducere,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10.—Of other things: clavus angustus, the narrow purple stripe upon the tunic, v. clavus:C.spiritus,
short, difficult, Cic. de Or. 1, 61:odor rosae,
not diffused far, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14.—Once also of the point of an arrow = acutus, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—Of time, short, brief:D.angustus dies,
Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 8; Stat. Th. 1, 442:nox,
Ov. Am. 3, 7, 25:tempus,
Luc. 4, 447.—Of means of living, and the like, pinching, scanty, needy:E.pauperies,
Hor. C. 3, 2, 1:res angusta domi,
Juv. 3, 164:mensa,
Sen. Thyest. 452: domus, poor, i. e. built without much expense, Tac. A. 2, 33.—Of other external relations of life, difficult, critical, uncertain:F.rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis adpare,
Hor. C. 2, 10, 21:cum fides totā Italiā esset angustior,
was weakened, Caes. B. C. 3, 1.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., a difficult, critical, condition, danger: in angustum cogi, * Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 2:res est in angusto,
the condition is perilous, Caes. B. G. 2, 25:spes est in angusto,
hope is feeble, Cels. 8, 4.—Of mind or character, narrow, base, low, mean-spirited:G.nihil est tam angusti animi, tam parvi, quam amare divitias,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:animi angusti et demissi,
id. Pis. 24, 57:ecce autem alii minuti et angusti, aut omnia semper desperantes, aut malevoli, invidi, etc.,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 61.—Of learned investigations that lay too much stress upon little things, subtle, hair-splitting:H.minutae angustaeque concertationes,
Cic. de Or. 3, 31:pungunt (Stoici) quasi aculeis, interrogatiunculis angustis,
id. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—Of discourse, brief, simple:I.et angusta quaedam et concisa, et alia est dilatata et fusa oratio,
Cic. Or. 56, 187:Intonet angusto pectore Callimachus,
i.e. in simple style, Prop. 2, 1, 40.— Adv.: angustē.Lit., of space, quantity, or number, within narrow limits, closely, hardly: recepissem te, nisi anguste sederem, if I were not in close quarters, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 3:II.anguste putare vitem,
to prune close, Col. 4, 16, 1; so,anguste aliquid deputare,
id. 4, 22, 3:quā (re frumentariā) anguste utebatur,
in small quantity, Caes. B. C. 3, 16:tantum navium repperit, ut anguste quindecim milia militum, quingentos equites transportare possent, = vix,
scarcely fifteen thousand, id. ib. 3, 2.— Comp.:angustius pabulabantur,
within narrower range, Caes. B. C. 1, 59:aliae (arbores) radices angustius diffundunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 5:quanto sit angustius imperitatum,
Tac. A. 4, 4:eo anno frumentum propter siccitates angustius provenerat,
more scantily, Caes. B. G. 5, 24.— Sup.:Caesar (nitebatur) ut quam angustissime Pompeium contineret,
Caes. B. C. 3, 45:furunculus angustissime praecisus,
Col. 4, 24, 17. —Trop.A.In gen., within narrow limits:B.anguste intraque civiles actiones coërcere rhetoricam,
Quint. 2, 15, 36.— Comp.: haud scio an recte ea virtus frugalitas appellari possit, quod angustius apud Graecos valet, qui frugi homines chrêsimous appellant, id est tantum modo utiles, has a narrower meaning, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16:Reliqui habere se videntur angustius, enatant tamen etc.,
seem to be more hampered, id. ib. 5, 31, 87.—Esp. of speaking or writing, closely, briefly, concisely, without diffuseness: anguste scribere, Cic. Mur. 13, 28:anguste et exiliter dicere,
id. Brut. 84, 289:anguste disserere,
id. Part. Or. 41, 139:presse et anguste rem definire,
id. Or. 33, 117:anguste materiem terminare,
Quint. 7, 4, 40.— Comp.:Pergit idem et urget angustius,
Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22:concludere brevius angustiusque,
id. ib. 2, 7, 20. -
2 angustus
angustus, a, um. adj. [v. ango], narrow, strait, esp. of local relations, close, contracted, small, not spacious (syn.: artus, brevis, contractus;I.opp. latus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92). [p. 120]Lit.:II.fretus,
Lucr. 1, 720:Angustum per iter,
id. 5, 1132; so Sall. J. 92, 7, and Vulg. Judith, 4, 6; 7, 5:pontes angusti,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17:domus,
id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:fauces portūs angustissimae,
Caes. B. C. 1, 25:fines,
id. B. G. 1, 2 Herz.:cellae,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 8:rima,
id. Ep. 1, 7, 29:Principis angustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis,
on the narrow rock, Juv. 10, 93 Herm., where Jahn reads augusta, both readings yielding an apposite sense:porta,
Vulg. Matt. 7, 13; ib. Luc. 13, 24 al.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., narrowness:per angustum,
Lucr. 4, 530:angusta viarum,
Verg. A. 2, 332:pontes et viarum angusta,
Tac. H. 4, 35.—Trop.A.In angustum concludere, adducere, deducere, etc., to reduce to a strait, i. e. to restrain, confine, etc.:B.ab illā immensā societate humani generis in exiguum angustumque concluditur,
Cic. Off. 1, 17:amicitia ex infinitā societate generis humani ita contracta est et adducta in angustum, ut, etc.,
id. Am. 5.—Of the passions, to curb, restrain, moderate:perturbationes animi contrahere et in angustum deducere,
Cic. Ac. 1, 10.—Of other things: clavus angustus, the narrow purple stripe upon the tunic, v. clavus:C.spiritus,
short, difficult, Cic. de Or. 1, 61:odor rosae,
not diffused far, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14.—Once also of the point of an arrow = acutus, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—Of time, short, brief:D.angustus dies,
Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 8; Stat. Th. 1, 442:nox,
Ov. Am. 3, 7, 25:tempus,
Luc. 4, 447.—Of means of living, and the like, pinching, scanty, needy:E.pauperies,
Hor. C. 3, 2, 1:res angusta domi,
Juv. 3, 164:mensa,
Sen. Thyest. 452: domus, poor, i. e. built without much expense, Tac. A. 2, 33.—Of other external relations of life, difficult, critical, uncertain:F.rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis adpare,
Hor. C. 2, 10, 21:cum fides totā Italiā esset angustior,
was weakened, Caes. B. C. 3, 1.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., a difficult, critical, condition, danger: in angustum cogi, * Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 2:res est in angusto,
the condition is perilous, Caes. B. G. 2, 25:spes est in angusto,
hope is feeble, Cels. 8, 4.—Of mind or character, narrow, base, low, mean-spirited:G.nihil est tam angusti animi, tam parvi, quam amare divitias,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:animi angusti et demissi,
id. Pis. 24, 57:ecce autem alii minuti et angusti, aut omnia semper desperantes, aut malevoli, invidi, etc.,
id. Fin. 1, 18, 61.—Of learned investigations that lay too much stress upon little things, subtle, hair-splitting:H.minutae angustaeque concertationes,
Cic. de Or. 3, 31:pungunt (Stoici) quasi aculeis, interrogatiunculis angustis,
id. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—Of discourse, brief, simple:I.et angusta quaedam et concisa, et alia est dilatata et fusa oratio,
Cic. Or. 56, 187:Intonet angusto pectore Callimachus,
i.e. in simple style, Prop. 2, 1, 40.— Adv.: angustē.Lit., of space, quantity, or number, within narrow limits, closely, hardly: recepissem te, nisi anguste sederem, if I were not in close quarters, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 3:II.anguste putare vitem,
to prune close, Col. 4, 16, 1; so,anguste aliquid deputare,
id. 4, 22, 3:quā (re frumentariā) anguste utebatur,
in small quantity, Caes. B. C. 3, 16:tantum navium repperit, ut anguste quindecim milia militum, quingentos equites transportare possent, = vix,
scarcely fifteen thousand, id. ib. 3, 2.— Comp.:angustius pabulabantur,
within narrower range, Caes. B. C. 1, 59:aliae (arbores) radices angustius diffundunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 5:quanto sit angustius imperitatum,
Tac. A. 4, 4:eo anno frumentum propter siccitates angustius provenerat,
more scantily, Caes. B. G. 5, 24.— Sup.:Caesar (nitebatur) ut quam angustissime Pompeium contineret,
Caes. B. C. 3, 45:furunculus angustissime praecisus,
Col. 4, 24, 17. —Trop.A.In gen., within narrow limits:B.anguste intraque civiles actiones coërcere rhetoricam,
Quint. 2, 15, 36.— Comp.: haud scio an recte ea virtus frugalitas appellari possit, quod angustius apud Graecos valet, qui frugi homines chrêsimous appellant, id est tantum modo utiles, has a narrower meaning, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16:Reliqui habere se videntur angustius, enatant tamen etc.,
seem to be more hampered, id. ib. 5, 31, 87.—Esp. of speaking or writing, closely, briefly, concisely, without diffuseness: anguste scribere, Cic. Mur. 13, 28:anguste et exiliter dicere,
id. Brut. 84, 289:anguste disserere,
id. Part. Or. 41, 139:presse et anguste rem definire,
id. Or. 33, 117:anguste materiem terminare,
Quint. 7, 4, 40.— Comp.:Pergit idem et urget angustius,
Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22:concludere brevius angustiusque,
id. ib. 2, 7, 20. -
3 específico
adj.specific, particular, special.* * *► adjetivo1 specific1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine\peso específico specific gravity————————1 (medicamento) specific; (especialidad) patent medicine* * *(f. - específica)adj.* * *1.ADJ specific2.SM (Med) specific* * *I- ca adjetivo1) ( preciso) specific2) (Farm, Med) specificIImasculino specific* * *= given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.Ex. The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.Ex. The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.Ex. The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.Ex. The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex. In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex. It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex. Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.Ex. Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.Ex. These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.Ex. Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.----* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.* centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.* del documento específico = document-related.* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.* específico de = peculiar to.* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.* específico de la edición = edition-specific.* específico de las empresas = company-specific.* específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.* específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.* grupo específico = niche.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* índice específico = specific index.* información específica = data element.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mercado específico = niche market.* para ser específico = to be specific.* peso específico = specific gravity.* público específico = niche audience.* término específico = specific term.* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).* término más específico = narrower term.* tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.* valor específico = weighting.* * *I- ca adjetivo1) ( preciso) specific2) (Farm, Med) specificIImasculino specific* * *= given, individual, narrow [narrower -comp., narrowest -sup.], niche-specific, one, one-off, specific, single, bounded, determinate, particular, defined, designated, circumscribed, targeted, focused [focussed], narrowly focused.Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.Ex: The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and ' one-off' expert lecturers.Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.* centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.* dedicado a una aplicación específica = dedicated.* del documento específico = document-related.* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.* específico de = peculiar to.* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.* específico de la edición = edition-specific.* específico de las empresas = company-specific.* específico del documento = document-related, document-specific.* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.* específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.* específico para cada edición = edition-specific.* grupo específico = niche.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* índice específico = specific index.* información específica = data element.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mercado específico = niche market.* para ser específico = to be specific.* peso específico = specific gravity.* público específico = niche audience.* término específico = specific term.* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).* término más específico = narrower term.* tratamiento específico de la información = specific approach.* valor específico = weighting.* * *A (determinado, preciso) specific pesoun medicamento específico a specificspecific* * *
Del verbo especificar: ( conjugate especificar)
especifico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
especificó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
especificar
específico
especificar ( conjugate especificar) verbo transitivo
to specify
específico◊ -ca adjetivo
specific
especificar verbo transitivo to specify
específico,-a
I adjetivo specific
II m Med specific (remedy): los médicos de la seguridad social procuran no recetar específicos, doctors in the national health care system avoid prescribing specifics to their patients
' específico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
específica
- peso
- concreto
- general
- helecho
- particular
- quinceañero
English:
backbencher
- crime
- general
- given
- in
- literate
- particular
- specific
- back
* * *específico, -a♦ adjspecific♦ nm[medicamento] specific* * *adj specific* * *específico, -ca adj: specific♦ específicamente adv* * *específico adj specific -
4 narrow
'nærəu
1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) estrecho2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) escaso3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) reducido
2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) estrechar- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded
narrow adj estrechotr['nærəʊ]1 estrecho,-a2 (restricted) reducido,-a, restringido,-a3 (by very little) escaso,-a4 (strict) estricto,-a, exacto,-a5 (limited in outlook) estrecho,-a de miras6 (careful) minucioso,-a1 (make narrower) estrechar2 (reduce) reducir, acortar3 (eyes) entornar1 (become narrower) estrecharse2 (eyes) entornarse1 estrecho m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnarrow boat barcazanarrow ['nær.o:] vi: estrecharse, angostarsethe river narrowed: el río se estrechónarrow vt1) : estrechar, angostar2) limit: restringir, limitarto narrow the search: limitar la búsquedanarrow adj1) : estrecho, angosto2) limited: estricto, limitadoin the narrowest sense of the word: en el sentido más estricto de la palabra3)to have a narrow escape : escapar por un peloadj.• angosto, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.• tacaño, -a adj.n.• apretura s.f.• paso estrecho s.m.v.• angostar v.• enangostar v.• encoger v.• estrechar v.• reducir v.'nærəʊ
I
1)a) ( not wide) <path/opening/hips> estrecho, angosto (esp AmL)to get o become narrower — estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)
2) ( restricted) <range/view> limitado; <attitude/ideas> cerrado
II
1.
a) ( reduce width of) estrechar, angostar (esp AmL)to narrow the gap — reducir* la distancia
b) ( restrict) \<\<range/field\>\> restringir*, limitar
2.
via) \<\<road/river/valley\>\> estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)b) \<\<options/odds\>\> reducirse*Phrasal Verbs:['nærǝʊ]1. ADJ(compar narrower) (superl narrowest)1) (in width) [street, passage, room, stairs] estrecho, angosto; [bed, channel, face] estrecho, angosto (LAm)to become or get narrow(er) — estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)
2) (=limited) [range] reducido, limitado; [definition] restringidoprices rose and fell within a narrow band — los precios subieron y bajaron dentro de una estrecha banda
3) (=small, slight) [margin, majority] escaso; [victory, defeat] por un escaso margento have a narrow escape — salvarse de milagro, salvarse por los pelos *
4) pej (=restricted) [person] de miras estrechas, intolerante; [mind] estrecho de miras; [view, idea] cerrado2. VI1) (=become less wide) [road, path, river] estrecharse, angostarse (LAm)2) (=almost close) [eyes] entrecerrarse3) (=diminish) [gap, majority] reducirse3. VT1) (=reduce) [+ gap] reducir; [+ differences] solventar en cierta medida2) (=almost close)4. N2) narrows estrecho msing5.CPDnarrow boat N — (Brit) barcaza f
narrow gauge N — (Rail) vía f estrecha; (before noun) de vía estrecha
* * *['nærəʊ]
I
1)a) ( not wide) <path/opening/hips> estrecho, angosto (esp AmL)to get o become narrower — estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)
2) ( restricted) <range/view> limitado; <attitude/ideas> cerrado
II
1.
a) ( reduce width of) estrechar, angostar (esp AmL)to narrow the gap — reducir* la distancia
b) ( restrict) \<\<range/field\>\> restringir*, limitar
2.
via) \<\<road/river/valley\>\> estrecharse, angostarse (esp AmL)b) \<\<options/odds\>\> reducirse*Phrasal Verbs: -
5 pay grade
"A compensation level structure that defines discrete ranges of pay per level, and are generally defined by hierarchical levels of authority within a company. Jobs are typically evaluated by a point system that places them at a grade relative to others within the company. Pay rates for a grade are typically determined by using equivalent groups of jobs in the marketplace as benchmarks. Graded structures are narrower than bands, and are typically discrete (for example, pay ranges do not overlap). Grade pay ranges have a fixed minimum, midpoint (or control point), and maximum reference points. Compa-ratios and range utilization are measures used to analyze an employee’s pay relative to their range. Companies can set additional reference points for a grade, such as 25th and 75th percentile, and base variable compensation on one of those points."
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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
Harp — A medieval harp (left) and a single action pedal harp (right) String instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 322 5 (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers) … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Analytic philosophy — (sometimes, analytical philosophy) is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English speaking countries in the 20th century. In the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the overwhelming… … Wikipedia