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  2. Track record - Wikipedia

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    Track record is a term from racing, referring to the past performance of a person (or animal), organization, or product. It may also refer to: Track record (horse racing) Track Record (Joan Armatrading album), a 1983 compilation album by Joan Armatrading; Track Record (Sherbet album), a 1979 compilation album by Sherbet

  3. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    Some road racing distances and indoor variations of outdoor events fall outside of WA's lists, and records set in uncommon events usually do not adhere to the strict criteria found in WA-ratifiable events: one example is the 150 metres record, which was set by Usain Bolt on a specially-made straight track, while previous performances (such as ...

  4. Glossary of North American horse racing - Wikipedia

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    Track record/course record The fastest time on a specific racetrack it has taken any Thoroughbred to complete a set race distance on a specific surface. [ 5 ] Many tracks have more than one surface (typically dirt and turf), so there are separate track records maintained for each course, also known as a course record.

  5. List of world records in masters athletics - Wikipedia

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    Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...

  6. Glossary of jazz and popular music - Wikipedia

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    Strong (i.e. to be played or sung loudly) fortepiano (fp) Strong-gentle (i.e. 1. loud, then immediately soft) (see dynamics), or 2. an early pianoforte. fortissimo (ff) Very loud (see note at Pianissimo) fortississimo (fff) As loud as possible. front of house (FOH) The speaker system which faces the audience (and the sound engineers who control ...

  7. World record - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where World Athletics tracks the record (e.g. the 150 ...

  8. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Less; see mosso, for example, meno mosso messa di voce In singing, a controlled swell (i.e. crescendo then diminuendo, on a long held note, especially in Baroque music and in the bel canto period) [2] mesto Mournful, sad meter or metre The pattern of a music piece's rhythm of strong and weak beats mezza voce Half voice (i.e. with subdued or ...

  9. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...