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Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...
Rasti (from the German verb rasten, 'to secure, to place firmly, to lock into its place') is a construction toy made from plastic—similar to Lego, Tente and Mis Ladrillos—that was produced by the Knittax company in Argentina during the 1960s and 1970s.
One World is a manifesto and a travelogue written by Wendell Willkie, a liberal Republican, about his seven-week, 31,000-mile tour.Originally published in April 1943, it advocates for an end to colonialism, world federalism, and equality for non-whites in the United States.
Following the victories in the Messenian Wars (631 BC), Sparta's reputation as a land-fighting force was unequaled. [36] In 480 BC a small Spartan unit under King Leonidas made a legendary last stand against a massive, invading Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae .
Criticism has been a key part of democracy, its functions, and its development throughout history.Some critics call upon the constitutional regime to be true to its own highest principles; others reject the values promoted by constitutional democracy.
Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep affection, or may consciously reject it knowing that the admirer admires them.
It was largely through the activities of La Vogue, a weekly journal founded by Gustave Kahn, [23] as well as the appearance of a band of poets unequaled at any one time in the history of French poetry. [24] Their style of poetry was dubbed "Counter-Romanticism" and it was led by Verlaine, Rimbaud, Mallarmé, Laforgue and Corbière. [25]
He was born to a peasant family and was originally apprenticed to an icon painter in Mogilev.By sheer luck, he was able to enroll at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (MSPSA), where he studied from 1847 to 1858 under the direction of Sergey Zaryanko and Apollon Mokritsky. [1]