c_DEF([ "'A",1,1,1 ], "angstrom unit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Abo",1,1,1 ], "the Swedish name for Turku" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Aland Islands",1,1,1 ], "Bothnia| Capital: Mariehamn| Pop|: 21,500 (1968)| Finnish name: Ahvenanmaa" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'Aland Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Alborg",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aalborg" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Alesund",1,1,1 ], "a port and market town in W Norway, on an island between Bergen and Trondheim:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Alesund",1,1,1 ], "fishing and sealing fleets| Pop|: 39,145 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'Angstr",1,1,1 ], "1814-74, Swedish physicist, noted for his work on spectroscopy and solar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'Angstr",1,1,1 ], "physics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'Arhus",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aarhus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'elan vital",1,1,1 ], "a creative principle held by Henri Bergson to be present in all organisms and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'elan vital",1,1,1 ], "responsible for evolution" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'em",1,1,1 ], "an informal variant of them" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'eminence grise",1,1,1 ], "a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'epatant",1,1,1 ], "startling or shocking, esp| through being unconventional" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'etag",1,1,1 ], "a stand with open shelves for displaying ornaments, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'gainst",1,1,1 ], "short for against" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'ginsborough",1,1,1 ], "for his naturalistic landscapes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'m",1,1,1 ], "contraction of am or madam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'mongst",1,1,1 ], "short for amongst" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'pon",1,1,1 ], "contraction of upon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'re",1,1,1 ], "contraction of are" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'s Gravenhage",1,1,1 ], "the Dutch name for The Hague" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'s Hertogenbosch",1,1,1 ], "Hieronymus Bosch| Pop|: 84,914 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "'s Hertogenbosch",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Netherlands, capital of North Brabant province: birthplace of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'s Hertogenbosch",1,1,2 ], "French name: Bois-le-Duc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'t",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'tis",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'twas",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'tween deck",1,1,1 ], "a space between two continuous decks of a vessel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'tween",1,1,1 ], "contraction of between" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'twere",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it were" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'twill",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it will" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'twixt",1,1,1 ], "contraction of betwixt" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'twould",1,1,1 ], "contraction of it would" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'un",1,1,1 ], "a spelling of one intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'ve",1,1,1 ], "contraction of have" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "'|",1,1,3 ], "marquis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "(done) French Canadian" ,1, 1, 1],"a Canadian citizen whose native language is French",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)Boiardo" ,1, 1, 1],"1434-94, Italian poet author of the historical epic",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 1, 1],"level and regular; flat",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 10],"equal, as in score; level",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 11],"(of a function) unchanged in value when the sign of the independent variable",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 11],"is changed, as in",2). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 12, 1],"a bet that wins an identical sum if it succeeds",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 12, 2],"as modifier",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 12],"even money",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 13],"get even (with)|Informal| to exact revenge (on)",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 14],"of even date| Legal, formal, or obsolete|of the same or today's date",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 1],"on the same level or in the same plane (as)",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 2],"without variation or fluctuation; regular; constant",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 3],"not readily moved or excited; placid; calm",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 4],"equally balanced between two sides",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 5, 1],"(of a number) divisible by two",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 5, 2],"characterized or indicated by such a number",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 5],"equal or identical in number, quantity, etc|",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 6],"have an equal probability",2). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 6],"relating to or denoting two or either of two alternatives, events, etc|, that",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 7],"having no balance of debt; neither owing nor being owed",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 8],"just and impartial; fair",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 2, 9],"exact in number, amount, or extent",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 10, 1],"in spite of any assertion to the contrary: nevertheless|b| Archaic",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 10],"even so",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 11],"yes; (that is) correct| ?-",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 1],"(intensifier; used to suggest that the content of a statement is unexpected or",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 1],"paradoxical)",2). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 2],"n$D",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 3],"(intensifier; used with comparative forms): this is even better",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 4],"notwithstanding; in spite of",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 5],"used to introduce a more precise version of a word, phrase, or statement",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 6],"clause remains valid",3). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 6],"implication that whether or not the condition in it is fulfilled, the statement in the main",2). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 6],"used preceding a clause of supposition or hypothesis to emphasize the",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 7],"that is to say; namely (used for emphasis)",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 8],"all the way; fully",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)even" ,1, 3, 9],"even as| at the very same moment or in the very same way that",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|Chabrol" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1930, French film director, whose films, such as",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|Chabrol" ,1, 1, 2],"show a penchant for the bizarre",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 1],"a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 2],"anything that restrains or curbs",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 3, 1],"to undertake a task with determination",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 3, 2],"to rebel against control",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 3],"take the bit in or between one's teeth",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 4],"a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 5],"the blade of a plane",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 6],"the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 7],"the copper end of a soldering iron",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 1, 8],"the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 3, 1],"to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 1)|bit" ,2, 3, 2],"to restrain; curb",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 2)foldboat" ,1, 1, 1],"another name for ,faltboat",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 26b|)concessionaire" ,1, 1, 1],"concessioner (k@!s$e#s@@@), or concessionary n",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 26b|)concessionaire" ,1, 1, 2],"someone who holds or operates a concession| Hconcessionary (k@!s$e#s@@$I) adj",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 26b|)concessionaire" ,1, 1, 3],"of, granted, or obtained by a concession",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 26b|)concessionaire" ,1, 3, 1],"another word for concessionaire",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 55)|let" ,2, 1, 1, 1],"a minor infringement or obstruction of the ball, requiring a point to be",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 55)|let" ,2, 1, 1],"an impediment or obstruction (esp| in the phrase without let or hindrance)",1). c_DEF([ "(sense 7)|Camelopardus" ,1, 3, 1],"Cassiopeia",2). c_DEF([ "(sense 7)|Camelopardus" ,1, 3, 1],"a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and",1). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,1 ], "forming the possessive singular of nouns and some pronouns" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,2 ], "children's" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,2 ], "forming the possessive plural of nouns whose plurals do not end in -s:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,3 ], "forming the plural of numbers, letters, or symbols" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,4 ], "contraction of is or has: he's here; John's coming; it's gone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,5 ], "contraction of us with let: let's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-'s",1,1,6 ], "contraction of does in some questions" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-able",1,1,1 ], "capable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as indicated)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-able",1,1,2 ], "inclined to; given to; able to; causing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-acea",1,1,1 ], "denoting animals belonging to a class or order" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-aceae",1,1,1 ], "denoting plants belonging to a family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-aceous",1,1,1 ], "relating to, belonging to, having the nature of, or resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ad",1,1,1 ], "a group or unit (having so many parts or members)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ad",1,1,2 ], "an epic poem concerning (the subject indicated by the stem)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ad",2,1,1 ], "denoting direction towards a specified part in anatomical descriptions" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ade",1,1,1 ], "a sweetened drink made of various fruits" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-aemia",1,1,1 ], "denoting blood, esp| a specified condition of the blood in names of diseases" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,1 ], "indicating a collection, set, or group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,2 ], "indicating a process or action or the result of an action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,3 ], "indicating a state, condition, or relationship" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,4 ], "indicating a house or place" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,5 ], "indicating a charge or fee" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-age",1,1,6 ], "indicating a rate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-agogue",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that leads or incites to action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-agogue",1,1,2 ], "denoting a substance that stimulates the secretion of something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-al",1,1,1 ], "of; related to; connected with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-al",2,1,1 ], "the act or process of doing what is indicated by the verb stem" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-al",3,1,1 ], "indicating an aliphatic aldehyde containing six or more carbon atoms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-al",3,1,2 ], "indicating any aldehyde" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-al",3,1,3 ], "indicating a pharmaceutical product" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ales",1,1,1 ], "denoting plants belonging to an order" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-algia",1,1,1 ], "denoting pain or a painful condition of the part specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-amine",1,1,1 ], "indicating an amine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-an",1,1,1 ], "belonging to or relating to; a person belonging to or coming from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-an",1,1,2 ], "typical of or resembling; a person typical of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-an",1,1,3 ], "adhering to or following; an adherent of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-an",1,1,4 ], "a person who specializes or is expert in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ana",1,1,1 ], "certain individual or place" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ana",1,1,1 ], "denoting a collection of items, esp| anecdotes or bibliographical items, on a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ance",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action, state or condition, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ancy",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ance, indicating condition or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-and" ,1, 1, 1],"indicating a person or thing that is to be dealt with in a specified way",1). c_DEF([ "-androus",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) indicating number or type of stamens" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-andry",1,1,1 ], "indicating number of husbands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ane",1,1,1 ], "indicating an alkane hydrocarbon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ant",1,1,1 ], "causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ant",1,1,1 ], "that performs an action" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ar",1,1,1 ], "of; belonging to; like" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-arch",1,1,1 ], "leader; ruler; chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-archy",1,1,1 ], "government; rule" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ard",1,1,1 ], "a certain quality" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ard",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who does something, esp| to excess, or is characterized by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-arian",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that advocates, believes, or is associated with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-arian",1,1,1 ], "something" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-arium",1,1,1 ], "indicating a place for or associated with something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-art",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ary",1,1,1 ], "of; related to; belonging to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ary",1,1,1,1 ], "a person connected with or engaged in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ary",1,1,1,2 ], "a thing relating to; a place for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ase",1,1,1 ], "indicating an enzyme" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-asis",1,1,1 ], "a variant of -iasis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-aster",1,1,1 ], "a person or thing that is inferior or bears only a poor resemblance to what is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-aster",1,1,1 ], "specified" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ate",1,1,1 ], "possessing; having the appearance or characteristics of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ate",1,1,2 ], "a chemical compound, esp| a salt or ester of an acid" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ate",1,1,3 ], "the product of a process" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ate",1,1,4 ], "forming verbs from nouns and adjectives" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ate",2,1,1 ], "denoting office, rank, or a group having a certain function" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-atic",1,1,1 ], "of the nature of the thing specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ation",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ative",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or tending to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ator",1,1,1 ], "a person or thing that performs a certain action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-atory",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, characterized by, or serving to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-bashing",1,2,1,1 ], "indicating a malicious attack on members of a group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-bashing",1,2,1,2 ], "indicating any of various other activities" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-biosis",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified mode of life" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-blast",1,1,1 ], "(in biology) indicating an embryonic cell or formative layer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-bodied",1,1,1 ], "having a body or bodies as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-branch",1,2,1 ], "(in zoology) indicating gills" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cade",1,1,1 ], "indicating a procession of a specified kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-carp",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-carp",1,1,1 ], "part of the fruit" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-carpic",1,1,1 ], "variant of -carpous" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-carpous",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) indicating a certain kind or number of fruit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cele",1,1,1 ], "tumour or hernia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cene",1,2,1 ], "denoting a recent geological period" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-centric",1,1,1 ], "having a centre as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cephalic",1,1,1 ], "indicating skull or head; -headed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cephalus",1,1,1 ], "denoting a cephalic abnormality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-chore",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) indicating a plant that is distributed by a certain means or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-chore",1,1,1 ], "agency" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-chrome",1,2,1 ], "colour, coloured, or pigment" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-chroous",1,1,1 ], "coloured in a specified way" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cide",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that kills" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cide",1,1,2 ], "indicating a killing; murder" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-clase",1,1,1 ], "(in mineralogy) indicating a particular type of cleavage" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cle",1,1,1 ], "indicating smallness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cline",1,1,1 ], "indicating a slope" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-colous",1,1,1 ], "inhabiting or living on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cracy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a type of government or rule" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-crat",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who takes part in or is a member of a form of government" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-crat",1,1,1 ], "or class" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-cule",1,1,1 ], "indicating smallness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cy",1,1,1 ], "indicating state, quality, or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cy",1,1,2 ], "rank or office" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cyst",1,1,1 ], "indicating a bladder or sac" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-cyte",1,1,1 ], "indicating a cell" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-decker",1,1,1 ], "having a certain specified number of levels or layers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-derm",1,1,1 ], "indicating skin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-diene",1,1,1 ], "denoting an organic compound containing two double bonds between carbon atoms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-dom",1,1,1 ], "state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-dom",1,1,2 ], "rank or office" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-dom",1,1,3 ], "domain" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-dom",1,1,4 ], "a collection of persons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-drome",1,1,1 ], "a course, race course" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-drome",1,1,2 ], "a large place for a special purpose" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-dromous",1,1,1 ], "moving or running" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ean",1,1,1 ], "variant of -an" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ectomy",1,1,1 ], "indicating surgical excision of a part" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ed",1,1,1 ], "forming the past tense of most English verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ed",2,1,1 ], "forming the past participle of most English verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ed",3,1,1 ], "possessing or having the characteristics of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ee",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who is the recipient of an action (as opposed, esp| in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ee",1,1,1 ], "legal terminology, to the agent, indicated by -or or -er): assignee; grantee; lessee" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ee",1,1,2 ], "indicating a person in a specified state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ee",1,1,3 ], "indicating a diminutive form of something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-eer",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who is concerned with or who does something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-eer",1,1,2 ], "to be concerned with something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-eme",1,1,1 ], "indicating a minimal distinctive unit of a specified type in a language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-emia",1,1,1 ], "U|S| variant of -aemia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-en",1,1,1 ], "cause to be; become; cause to have" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-en",2,1,1 ], "of; made of; resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ence",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action, state, condition, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-enchyma",1,1,1 ], "denoting cellular tissue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ency",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ene",1,1,1 ], "(in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bonds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ent",1,1,1 ], "causing or performing an action or existing in a certain condition; the agent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ent",1,1,1 ], "that performs an action" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-eous",1,1,1 ], "relating to or having the nature of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-er",1,1,1 ], "a person or thing that performs a specified action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-er",1,1,2 ], "a person engaged in a profession, occupation, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-er",1,1,3 ], "a native or inhabitant of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-er",1,1,4 ], "a person or thing having a certain characteristic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-er",2,1,1 ], "and adverbs (faster, slower, etc|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-er",2,1,1 ], "forming the comparative degree of adjectives (deeper, freer, sunnier, etc|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ery",1,1,1 ], "indicating a place of business or some other activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ery",1,1,2 ], "indicating a class or collection of things" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ery",1,1,3 ], "indicating qualities or actions collectively" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ery",1,1,4 ], "indicating a practice or occupation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ery",1,1,5 ], "indicating a state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-es",1,1,1 ], "nouns ending in a vowel, and nouns in f with v in the plural" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-es",1,1,1 ], "variant of -s'1 for nouns ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, for some" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-es",1,1,2 ], "variant of -s'2 for verbs ending in ch, s, sh, z, postconsonantal y, or a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-es",1,1,2 ], "vowel" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-escent",1,1,1 ], "beginning to be, do, show, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ese",1,1,1 ], "indicating place of origin, language, or style" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-esque",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ess",1,1,1 ], "indicating a female" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-est",1,1,1 ], "forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-est",2,1,1 ], "forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-est",2,1,1 ], "of verbs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-et",1,1,1 ], "small or lesser" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-eth",1,1,1 ], "forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-eth",2,1,1 ], "variant of -th'2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ette",1,1,1 ], "small" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ette",1,1,2 ], "female" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ette",1,1,3 ], "(esp| in trade names) imitation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ey",1,1,1 ], "variant of -y ,1,and -y ,2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-facient",1,1,1 ], "indicating a state or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-favoured",1,1,1 ], "having an appearance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-favoured",1,1,2 ], "(as specified)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-featured",1,1,1 ], "having features as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fer",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that bears something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ferous",1,1,1 ], "bearing or producing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fic",1,1,1 ], "causing, making, or producing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fid",1,1,1 ], "divided into parts or lobes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-florous",1,1,1 ], "indicating number or type of flowers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fold",1,1,1 ], "having so many parts, being so many times as much or as many, or multiplied by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fold",1,1,1 ], "so much or so many" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-footed",1,1,1 ], "having a foot or feet as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-footed",1,1,2 ], "having a tread as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-form",1,1,1 ], "having the shape or form of or resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-free",1,1,1 ], "free from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fuge",1,1,1 ], "indicating an agent or substance that expels or drives away" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ful",1,1,1 ], "full of or characterized by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ful",1,1,2 ], "able or tending to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ful",1,1,3 ], "indicating as much as will fill the thing specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-fy",1,1,1 ], "to make or become" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gaited",1,1,1 ], "having a gait as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gamy",1,1,1 ], "denoting marriage or sexual union" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gen",1,1,1 ], "producing or that which produces" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gen",1,1,2 ], "something produced" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gene",1,1,1 ], "variant of -gen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-genesis",1,1,1 ], "indicating genesis, development, or generation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-genic",1,1,1 ], "relating to production or generation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-genic",1,1,2 ], "well suited to or suitable for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-genous",1,1,1 ], "yielding or generating" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-genous",1,1,2 ], "generated by or issuing from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-geny",1,1,1 ], "indicating origin or manner of development" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gerous",1,1,1 ], "bearing or producing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gnathous",1,1,1 ], "indicating or having a jaw of a specified kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gnosis",1,1,1 ], "(esp| in medicine) recognition or knowledge" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gon",1,1,1 ], "indicating a figure having a specified number of angles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gonium",1,1,1 ], "indicating a seed or reproductive cell" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gony",1,1,1 ], "genesis, origin, or production" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-grade",1,1,1 ], "indicating a kind or manner of movement or progression" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gram",1,1,1 ], "indicating a drawing or something written or recorded" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-graph",1,1,1 ], "an instrument that writes or records" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-graph",1,1,2 ], "a writing, record, or drawing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-grapher",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who writes about or is skilled in a subject" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-grapher",1,1,2 ], "indicating a person who writes, records, or draws in a specified way" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-graphy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a form or process of writing, representing, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-graphy",1,1,2 ], "indicating an art or descriptive science" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gynous",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to women or females" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-gynous",1,1,2 ], "relating to female organs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-haemia",1,1,1 ], "variants of -aemia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-haired",1,1,1 ], "having hair as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-handed",1,1,1 ], "having a hand or hands as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-hearted",1,1,1 ], "having a heart or disposition as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-hedron",1,1,1 ], "indicating a geometric solid having a specified number of faces or surfaces" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-hemia",1,1,1 ], "U|S| variant of -aemia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-hood",1,1,1 ], "indicating state or condition of being" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-hood",1,1,2 ], "indicating a body of persons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-i",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a region or people, esp| of the Middle East" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-i-",1,1,1 ], "used between elements in a compound word" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,1 ], "occurring in place names" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,2 ], "occurring in names of diseases and pathological disorders" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,3 ], "occurring in words denoting condition or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,4 ], "occurring in names of botanical genera" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,5 ], "occurring in names of zoological classes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ia",1,1,6 ], "occurring in collective nouns borrowed from Latin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ial",1,1,1 ], "of; relating to; connected with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ian",1,1,1 ], "variant of -an" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-iana",1,1,1 ], "a variant of -ana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-iasis",1,1,1 ], "(in medicine) indicating a diseased condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-iatrics",1,1,1 ], "indicating medical care or treatment" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-iatry",1,1,1 ], "indicating healing or medical treatment" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ible",1,1,1 ], "variant of -able" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ic",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ic",1,1,2 ], "(in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the higher" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ic",1,1,2 ], "of two possible valence states" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ical",1,1,1 ], "corresponding adjectives ending in -ic: economical; fanatical" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ical",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ic, but in some words having a less literal application than" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ician",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person skilled or involved in a subject or activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ics",1,1,1 ], "indicating a science, art, or matters relating to a particular subject" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ics",1,1,2 ], "indicating certain activities or practices" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-id" ,1, 1, 1],"(from Orion)",1). c_DEF([ "-id",2,1,1 ], "indicating members of a zoological family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-id",3,1,1 ], "variant of -ide" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-idae",1,1,1 ], "indicating names of zoological families" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ide",1,1,1 ], "indicating a binary compound" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ide",1,1,2 ], "indicating an organic compound derived from another" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ide",1,1,3 ], "indicating one of a class of compounds or elements" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ie",1,1,1 ], "variant of -y ,2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ier",1,1,1 ], "variant of -eer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ify",1,1,1 ], "variant of -fy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ile",1,1,1 ], "indicating capability, liability, or a relationship with something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-in",1,1,1 ], "glycerides" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-in",1,1,1 ], "indicating a neutral organic compound, including proteins, glucosides, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-in",1,1,2 ], "indicating an enzyme in certain nonsystematic names" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-in",1,1,3 ], "indicating a pharmaceutical substance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-in",1,1,4 ], "indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-inae",1,1,1 ], "occurring in names of zoological subfamilies" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or belonging to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",1,1,2 ], "consisting of or resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,1 ], "indicating a halogen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,2 ], "and certain other bases" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,2 ], "indicating a nitrogenous organic compound, including amino acids, alkaloids," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,3 ], "indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,4 ], "indicating a mixture of hydrocarbons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ine",2,1,5 ], "an obsolete equivalent of -yne" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",1,1,1 ], "the action of, process of, result of, or something connected with the verb" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",1,1,2 ], "something used in, consisting of, involving, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",2,1,1 ], "forming the present participle of verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",2,1,2 ], "forming participial adjectives" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",2,1,3 ], "forming adjectives not derived from verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ing",3,1,1 ], "a person or thing having a certain quality or being of a certain kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ion",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action, process, or state" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ious",1,1,1 ], "characterized by or full of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ise",1,1,1 ], "a variant of -ize" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ish",1,1,1 ], "of or belonging to a nationality or group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ish",1,1,2 ], "having the manner or qualities of; resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ish",1,1,3 ], "somewhat; approximately" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ish",1,1,4 ], "concerned or preoccupied with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ism",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action, process, or result" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ism",1,1,2 ], "indicating a state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ism",1,1,3 ], "indicating a doctrine, system, or body of principles and practices" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ism",1,1,4 ], "indicating behaviour or a characteristic quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ism",1,1,5 ], "indicating a characteristic usage, esp| of a language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,1 ], "a person who performs a certain action or is concerned with something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,1 ], "specified" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,2 ], "a person who practises in a specific field" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,3 ], "a person who advocates a particular doctrine, system, etc|, or relating to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,3 ], "such a person or the doctrine advocated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,4 ], "a person characterized by a specified trait, tendency, etc|, or relating to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ist",1,1,4 ], "such a person or trait" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-istic",1,1,1 ], "equivalent to a combination of -ist and -ic but in some words having a less" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-istic",1,1,1 ], "specific or literal application and sometimes a mildly pejorative force, as compared" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-istic",1,1,1 ], "with corresponding adjectives ending in -ist" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",1,1,2 ], "a follower or advocate of; a member or supporter of a group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",1,1,3 ], "(in biology) indicating a division of a body or organ" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",1,1,4 ], "indicating a mineral or rock" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",1,1,5 ], "indicating a commercial product" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",2,1,1 ], "indicating a salt or ester of an acid having a name ending in -ous: a nitrite" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ite",2,1,1 ], "is a salt of nitrous acid" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-itis",1,1,1 ], "indicating inflammation of a specified part" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-itol",1,1,1 ], "indicating that certain chemical compounds are polyhydric alcohols" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ity",1,1,1 ], "indicating state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ium" ,1, 1, 1],"3-um suffix forming nouns|",1). c_DEF([ "-ium" ,1, 1, 2],"indicating a metallic element",1). c_DEF([ "-ium" ,1, 1, 3],"(in chemistry) indicating groups forming positive ions",1). c_DEF([ "-ium" ,1, 1, 4],"indicating a biological structure",1). c_DEF([ "-ive",1,1,1 ], "indicating a tendency, inclination, character, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ive",1,1,2 ], "(forming nouns of adjectival origin)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ize",1,1,1 ], "to cause to become, resemble, or agree with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ize",1,1,2 ], "to become; change into" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ize",1,1,3 ], "to affect in a specified way; subject to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ize",1,1,4 ], "to act according to some practice, principle, policy, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ji",1,1,1 ], "a suffix placed after a person's name" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-kin",1,1,1 ], "small" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lalia",1,1,1 ], "indicating a speech defect or abnormality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lashed",1,1,1 ], "having eyelashes as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-latry",1,1,1 ], "indicating worship of or excessive veneration of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lepsy" ,1, 1, 1],"3-lepsian| combining form|",1). c_DEF([ "-lepsy" ,1, 1, 2],"indicating a seizure or attack",1). c_DEF([ "-less",1,1,1 ], "without; lacking" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-less",1,1,2 ], "not able to (do something) or not able to be (done, performed, etc|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-let",1,1,1 ], "small or lesser" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-let",1,1,2 ], "an ornament worn on a specified part of the body" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-like",1,1,1 ], "resembling or similar to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-like",1,1,2 ], "having the characteristics of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ling",1,1,1 ], "a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ling",1,1,1 ], "quality specified" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ling",1,1,2 ], "used as a diminutive" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ling",2,1,1 ], "in a specified condition, manner, or direction" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lipped",1,1,1 ], "having a lip or lips as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lite",1,1,1 ], "(in names of minerals) stone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lith",1,1,1 ], "indicating stone or rock" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lithic",1,1,1 ], "(in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lithic",1,1,1 ], "cultural period" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-lived",1,1,1 ], "having or having had a life as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-log",1,1,1 ], "U|S| variant of -logue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-logue",1,1,1 ], "indicating speech or discourse of a particular kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-logy",1,1,1 ], "indicating the science or study of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-logy",1,1,2 ], "indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ly",1,1,1 ], "having the nature or qualities of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ly",1,1,2 ], "occurring at certain intervals; every" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ly",2,1,1 ], "in a certain manner; to a certain degree" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lysis",1,1,1 ], "indicating a loosening, decomposition, or breaking down" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lyte",1,1,1 ], "indicating a substance that can be decomposed or broken down" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-lytic",1,1,1 ], "indicating a loosening or dissolving" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mancy",1,1,1 ], "indicating divination of a particular kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mania",1,1,1 ], "excitement aroused by something" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-mania",1,1,1 ], "indicating extreme desire or pleasure of a specified kind or an abnormal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mantic",1,1,1 ], "forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mas",1,1,1 ], "indicating a Christian festival" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-masted",1,1,1 ], "having a mast or masts of a specified kind or number" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ment",1,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ment",1,1,2 ], "indicating the result or product of an action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ment",1,1,3 ], "indicating process or action" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mer",1,1,1 ], "denoting a substance of a particular class" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mere",1,1,1 ], "indicating a part or division" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-merous",1,1,1 ], "(in biology) having a certain number or kind of parts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-meter",1,1,1 ], "indicating an instrument for measuring" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-meter",1,1,2 ], "indicating a verse having a specified number of feet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-metry",1,1,1 ], "indicating the process or science of measuring" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mo",1,1,1 ], "(in bookbinding) indicating book size by specifying the number of leaves" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mo",1,1,1 ], "formed by folding one sheet of paper" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-morph",1,1,1 ], "indicating shape, form, or structure of a specified kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-most",1,1,1 ], "(forming the superlative degree of some adjectives and adverbs):" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-most",1,1,2 ], "hindmost; uppermost" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-motored",1,1,1 ], "having a specified type of motor or number of motors" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-mycete",1,1,1 ], "indicating a member of a class of fungi" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-n't",1,1,1 ], "as main verbs and after auxiliary verbs or verbs operating syntactically as" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-n't",1,1,1 ], "auxiliaries" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "-n't",1,1,1 ], "contraction of not: used as an enclitic after be and have when they function" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-nasty",1,1,1 ], "indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus, etc|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-naut",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person engaged in the navigation of a vehicle, esp| one used for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-naut",1,1,1 ], "scientific investigation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ness",1,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, or quality, or an instance of one of these" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-nik",1,1,1 ], "denoting a person associated with a specified state or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-nomy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a science or the laws governing a certain field of knowledge" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-o",1,1,1 ], "forming informal and slang variants and abbreviations, esp| of nouns" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-o-",1,1,1 ], "used to connect elements in a compound word" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ock",1,1,1 ], "indicating smallness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ode",1,1,1 ], "denoting resemblance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ode",2,1,1 ], "denoting a path or way" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-odont",1,2,1 ], "having teeth of a certain type; -toothed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-oid",1,1,1 ], "indicating likeness, resemblance, or similarity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-oidea",1,1,1 ], "forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ol",1,1,1 ], "alcohols and phenols" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-ol",1,1,1 ], "denoting an organic chemical compound containing a hydroxyl group, esp|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ol",2,1,1 ], "(not used systematically) variant of -ole'1" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ole",1,1,1 ], "denoting an organic unsaturated compound containing a 5-membered ring" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ole",1,1,2 ], "denoting an aromatic organic ether" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ole",2,1,1 ], "indicating something small" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-oma",1,1,1 ], "indicating a tumour" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ome",1,1,1 ], "denoting a mass or part of a specified kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-on",1,1,1 ], "(in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantum" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-on",1,1,2 ], "(in chemistry) indicating an inert gas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-one",1,1,1 ], "indicating that a chemical compound is a ketone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-onym",1,1,1 ], "indicating a name or word" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-opia",1,1,1 ], "indicating a visual defect or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-opsis",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified appearance or resemblance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-or",1,1,1 ], "a person or thing that does what is expressed by the verb" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-or",2,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, or activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-or",2,1,2 ], "the U|S| spelling of -our" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ory",1,1,1 ], "indicating a place for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ory",1,1,2 ], "something having a specified use" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ory",2,1,1 ], "of or relating to; characterized by; having the effect of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ose",1,1,1 ], "possessing; resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ose",2,1,1 ], "indicating a carbohydrate, esp| a sugar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ose",2,1,2 ], "indicating a decomposition product of protein" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-osis",1,1,1 ], "indicating a process or state" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-osis",1,1,2 ], "indicating a diseased condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-osis",1,1,3 ], "indicating the formation or development of something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-otic",1,1,1 ], "relating to or affected by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-otic",1,1,2 ], "causing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-our",1,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, or activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ous",1,1,1 ], "having or full of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ous",1,1,2 ], "(in chemistry) indicating that an element is chemically combined in the lower" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ous",1,1,2 ], "of two possible valence states" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-parous",1,1,1 ], "giving birth to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-path",1,1,1 ], "denoting a person suffering from a specified disease or disorder" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-path",1,1,2 ], "denoting a practitioner of a particular method of treatment" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pathy",1,1,1 ], "indicating feeling, sensitivity, or perception" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pathy",1,1,2 ], "indicating disease or a morbid condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pathy",1,1,3 ], "indicating a method of treating disease" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ped",1,1,1 ], "foot or feet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pede",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ped" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-person",1,1,1 ], "sometimes used instead of -man and -woman or -lady: chairperson; salesperson" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-petal",1,1,1 ], "seeking" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phage",1,1,1 ], "indicating something that eats or consumes something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phagy",1,1,1 ], "indicating an eating or devouring" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phane",1,1,1 ], "indicating something resembling a specified substance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phany",1,1,1 ], "indicating a manifestation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phasia",1,1,1 ], "indicating speech disorder of a specified kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phile",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing having a fondness or preference for something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phile",1,1,1 ], "specified" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-philia",1,1,1 ], "indicating a tendency towards" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-philia",1,1,2 ], "indicating an abnormal liking for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-philous",1,1,1 ], "indicating love of or fondness of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phobe",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that fears or hates" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phobia",1,1,1 ], "indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phone",1,1,1 ], "indicating voice, sound, or a device giving off sound" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phone",1,1,2 ], "speaking a particular language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phony",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified type of sound" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phore",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person or thing that bears or produces" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phoresis",1,1,1 ], "indicating a transmission" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phyll",1,1,1 ], "leaf" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phyllous",1,1,1 ], "having leaves of a specified number or type" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-phyte",1,1,1 ], "indicating a plant of a specified type or habitat" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plasia",1,1,1 ], "indicating growth, development, or change" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plasm",1,1,1 ], "(in biology) indicating the material forming cells" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plast",1,1,1 ], "indicating an organized living cell or particle of living matter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plastic",1,1,1 ], "growing or forming" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plasty",1,1,1 ], "indicating plastic surgery involving a bodily part, tissue, or a specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-plasty",1,1,1 ], "process" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-plegia",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified type of paralysis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ploid",1,2,1 ], "indicating a specific multiple of a single set of chromosomes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pod",1,1,1 ], "indicating a certain type or number of feet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-podium",1,1,1 ], "a part resembling a foot" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-podous",1,1,1 ], "having feet of a certain kind or number" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-poiesis",1,1,1 ], "indicating the act of making or producing something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pounder",1,1,1 ], "something weighing a specified number of pounds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pounder",1,1,2 ], "something worth a specified number of pounds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pounder",1,1,3 ], "a gun that discharges a shell weighing a specified number of pounds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-prone",1,1,1 ], "liable or disposed to suffer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-proof",1,1,1 ], "impervious to; resisting the effects of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-pterous",1,1,1 ], "indicating a specified number or type of wings" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-rhoea",1,1,1 ], "variant of -rrhoea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-rigged",1,1,1 ], "(of a sailing vessel) having a rig of a certain kind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-rrhagia",1,1,1 ], "(in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-rrhoea",1,1,1 ], "(in pathology) a discharge or flow" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ry",1,1,1 ], "variant of -ery" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-s",1,1,1 ], "forming the plural of most nouns" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-s",2,1,1 ], "forming the third person singular present indicative tense of verbs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-s",3,1,1 ], "forming nicknames and names expressing affection or familiarity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-s'",1,1,1 ], "forming the possessive of plural nouns ending in the sound s or z and of some" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-s'",1,1,1 ], "singular nouns" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-saur",1,1,1 ], "lizard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-scape",1,1,1 ], "indicating a scene or view of something, esp| a pictorial representation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-scope",1,1,1 ], "indicating an instrument for observing, viewing, or detecting" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-scopy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a viewing or observation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sect",1,1,1 ], "to cut or divide, esp| into a specified number of parts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sepalous",1,1,1 ], "having sepals of a specified type or number" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-shaped",1,1,1 ], "having the shape of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ship",1,1,1 ], "indicating state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ship",1,1,2 ], "indicating rank, office, or position" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ship",1,1,3 ], "indicating craft or skill" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sided",1,1,1 ], "having a side or sides as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-some",1,1,1 ], "characterized by; tending to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-some",2,1,1 ], "indicating a group of a specified number of members" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-some",3,1,1 ], "a body" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sophy",1,1,1 ], "indicating knowledge or an intellectual system" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sperm",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) a seed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sphere",1,1,1 ], "having the shape or form of a sphere" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sphere",1,1,2 ], "indicating a spherelike enveloping mass" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-sporous",1,1,1 ], "(in botany) having a specified type or number of spores" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-st",1,1,1 ], "variant of -est ,2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stat",1,1,1 ], "indicating a device that causes something to remain stationary or constant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ster",1,1,1 ], "indicating a person who is engaged in a certain activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ster",1,1,2 ], "indicating a person associated with or being something specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stichous",1,1,1 ], "having a certain number of rows" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stome",1,1,1 ], "indicating a mouth or opening resembling a mouth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stomous",1,1,1 ], "having a specified type of mouth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stomy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a surgical operation performed to make an artificial opening into" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-stomy",1,1,1 ], "or for a specified part" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-stress",1,1,1 ], "indicating a woman who performs or is engaged in a certain activity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tactic",1,1,1 ], "determined by a specified force" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-tactic",1,1,1 ], "having a specified kind of pattern or arrangement or having an orientation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-taxis",1,1,1 ], "indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-taxis",1,1,2 ], "order or arrangement" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-taxy",1,1,1 ], "variant of -taxis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-termer",1,1,1 ], "a person serving a specified length of time in prison" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-th",1,1,1 ], "indicating an action or its consequence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-th",1,1,2 ], "indicating a quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-th",2,1,1 ], "forming ordinal numbers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-thermy",1,1,1 ], "indicating heat" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-thymia",1,1,1 ], "indicating a certain emotional condition, mood, or state of mind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tion",1,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, action, process, or result" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-to-be",1,1,1 ], "about to be future" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tome",1,1,1 ], "indicating an instrument for cutting" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tomy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a surgical cutting of a specified part or tissue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-trix",1,1,1 ], "indicating a feminine agent, corresponding to nouns ending in -tor: executrix" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tron",1,1,1 ], "indicating a vacuum tube" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tron",1,1,2 ], "indicating an instrument for accelerating atomic or subatomic particles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-trope",1,1,1 ], "indicating a turning towards, development in the direction of, or affinity to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-trophy",1,1,1 ], "indicating a certain type of nourishment or growth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tropic",1,1,1 ], "turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tropism",1,1,1 ], "indicating a tendency to turn or develop in response to a certain stimulus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tropous",1,1,1 ], "indicating a turning away" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-tude",1,1,1 ], "indicating state or condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ty",1,1,1 ], "denoting a multiple of ten" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ty",2,1,1 ], "indicating state, condition, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-type",1,1,1 ], "type or form" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-type",1,1,2 ], "printing type or photographic process" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ule",1,1,1 ], "indicating smallness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ulent",1,1,1 ], "abundant or full of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ure",1,1,1 ], "indicating act, process, or result" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ure",1,1,2 ], "indicating function or office" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-uret",1,1,1 ], "formerly used to form the names of binary chemical compounds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-urgy",1,1,1 ], "indicating technology concerned with a specified material" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-uria",1,1,1 ], "indicating a diseased or abnormal condition of the urine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ville",1,1,1 ], "(in combination) a place, condition, or quality with a character as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-visaged",1,1,1 ], "having a visage as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-vorous",1,1,1 ], "feeding on or devouring" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ward",1,1,1 ], "indicating direction towards" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ward",1,1,2 ], "a variant and the usual U|S| form of -wards" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-wards",1,1,1 ], "indicating direction towards" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-ways",1,1,1 ], "indicating direction or manner" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-wise",1,1,1 ], "indicating direction or manner" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-wise",1,1,2 ], "with reference to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-witted",1,1,1 ], "having wits or intelligence as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",1,1,1 ], "characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",1,1,2 ], "tending to; acting or existing as specified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",2,1,1 ], "denoting smallness and expressing affection and familiarity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",2,1,2 ], "a person or thing concerned with or characterized by being" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",3,1,1 ], "indicating the act of doing what is indicated by the verbal element" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-y",3,1,2 ], "indicating state, condition, or quality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-yl",1,1,1 ], "(in chemistry) indicating a group or radical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-yne",1,1,1 ], "denoting an organic chemical containing a triple bond" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-zoa",1,1,1 ], "indicating groups of animal organisms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "-zoon",1,1,1 ], "an animal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "-zoon",1,1,1 ], "indicating an individual animal or an independently moving entity derived from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A & M",1,1,1 ], "Agricultural and Mechanical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A & M",1,1,2 ], "Ancient and Modern (hymn book)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A & R",1,1,1 ], "artists and repertoire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A battery",1,1,1 ], "a low-voltage battery for supplying power to heat the cathode of a thermionic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A battery",1,1,1 ], "valve" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A horizon",1,1,1 ], "from which the soluble salts have been leached" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A horizon",1,1,1 ], "the top layer of a soil profile, usually dark coloured and containing humus," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A level",1,1,1 ], "(G|C|E|), in schools usually taken two years after O level" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A level",1,1,1 ], "the advanced level of a subject taken for General Certificate of Education" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,1,1 ], "a note having a frequency of 440 hertz (A above middle C) or this value" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,1,1 ], "multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the sixth note of the scale of C major" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,1,2 ], "a key, string, or pipe producing this note" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,1,3 ], "the major or minor key having this note as its tonic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,10 ], "absolute (temperature)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,11 ], "(in circuit diagrams) ammeter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,12 ], "area" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,13 ], "atomic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,14 ], "international car registration for Austria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,2 ], "a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the A antigen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,3 ], "(in Britain) a major arterial road" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,4 ], "(in Britain)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,4,1 ], "a film certified for viewing by anyone, but which contains material that some" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,4,1 ], "parents may not wish their children to see" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,4,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,5 ], "mass number" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,6 ], "ace" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,7 ], "argon (now superseded by Ar)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,8 ], "ampere(s)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A",1,1,9 ], "ampere-turn" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A'asia",1,1,1 ], "Australasia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A-OK",1,1,1 ], "in perfect working order; excellent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A-bomb",1,1,1 ], "short for atom bomb" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A/O" ,1, 1, 1],"account of",1). c_DEF([ "A1",1,1,1 ], "in good health; physically fit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A1",1,1,2 ], "first class; excellent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A1",1,1,3 ], "(of a vessel) with hull and equipment in first-class condition" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A4",1,1,1,1 ], "a standard paper size, 297 X 210 mm" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A4",1,1,1,2 ], "as adj" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A5",1,1,1,1 ], "a standard paper size (half A4), 210 X 148 mm" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A5",1,1,1,2 ], "as adj" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AA",1,1,1 ], "Alcoholics Anonymous" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AA",1,1,2 ], "anti-aircraft" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AA",1,1,3 ], "(in Britain) Automobile Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AA",1,2,1 ], "(in Britain) a film that may not be publicly shown to a child under fourteen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AAM",1,1,1 ], "air-to-air missile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AA|R|A|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Associate of the Royal Academy",1). c_DEF([ "AB",1,1,1 ], "a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AB",1,1,1 ], "antigen" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",1,1,1 ], "the alphabet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",1,1,2 ], "the rudiments of a subject" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",1,1,3 ], "an alphabetical guide to a subject" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",2,1,1 ], "(of weapons or warfare) atomic, biological, and chemical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",2,1,2 ], "Australian Broadcasting Commission" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABC",2,1,3 ], "American Broadcasting Company" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABM",1,1,1 ], "antiballistic missile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABO system",1,1,1 ], "O)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "ABO system",1,1,1 ], "a system for classifying human blood on the basis of the presence or absence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ABO system",1,1,1 ], "of two antigens in the red cells: there are four such blood types (A, B, AB, and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "AC",1,1,1 ], "alternating current" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AC/DC",1,1,1 ], "(of a person) bisexual" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACAS",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACAS",1,1,2 ], "acronym for Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACE",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACE",1,1,2 ], "acronym for Advisory Centre for Education; a private organization offering" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACE",1,1,2 ], "advice on schools to parents" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ACTH",1,1,1 ], "adrenocorticotropic hormone; a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the anterior" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ACTH",1,1,1 ], "allergic and skin diseases, and many other disorders" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "ACTH",1,1,1 ], "lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates growth of the adrenal gland and the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ACTH",1,1,1 ], "synthesis and secretion of corticosteroids| It is used in treating rheumatoid arthritis," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "AD",1,1,1 ], "active duty" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ADP",1,1,1 ], "adenosine diphosphate; a nucleotide derived from ATP with the liberation of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ADP",1,1,1 ], "energy that is then used in the performance of muscular work" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "AFB",1,1,1 ], "(U|S|) Air Force Base" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AFL-CIO",1,1,1 ], "1955" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "AFL-CIO",1,1,1 ], "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AFL-CIO",1,1,1 ], "federation of independent American trade unions formed by the union of these two groups in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "AGC",1,1,1 ], "automatic gain control" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AGR",1,1,1 ], "advanced gas-cooled reactor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AHQ",1,1,1 ], "Army Headquarters" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AL",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Albania" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ALGOL",1,1,1 ], "a computer programming language designed for mathematical and scientific" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ALGOL",1,1,1 ], "purposes, in which algorithms can be expressed unambiguously; a high-level language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ALU",1,1,1 ], "arithmetical and logical unit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AM",1,1,1 ], "amplitude modulation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AMP",1,1,1 ], "adenosine monophosphate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AND circuit",1,1,1 ], "a logic circuit having two or more input wires and one output wire that has a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AND circuit",1,1,1 ], "high-voltage output signal if and only if all input signals are at a high voltage" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "AND circuit",1,1,1 ], "simultaneously: used extensively as a basic circuit in computers" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "ANZUS",1,1,1 ], "acronym for Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with reference to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ANZUS",1,1,1 ], "the security alliance between them" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "APC",1,1,1 ], "acetylsalicylic acid, phenacetin, and caffeine; the mixture formerly used in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "APC",1,1,1 ], "headache and cold tablets" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "APT",1,1,1 ], "Advanced Passenger Train" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AQ",1,1,1 ], "achievement quotient" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AS",1,1,1 ], "Anglo-Saxon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "AS",1,1,2 ], "antisubmarine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ASA/BS",1,1,1 ], "an expression of the speed of a photographic film, given as 0|8/E, where E is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ASA/BS",1,1,1 ], "curve of a particular sensitized material" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "ASA/BS",1,1,1 ], "the exposure of a point 0|1 density units above the fog level on the characteristic" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ASCII",1,1,1 ], "acronym for American standard code for information interchange" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ASLEF",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ASLEF",1,1,2 ], "acronym for Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ASSR",1,1,1 ], "Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ATP",1,1,1 ], "adenosine triphosphate; a nucleotide found in the mitochondria of all plant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "ATP",1,1,1 ], "and animal cells| It is the major source of energy for cellular reactions, this" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "ATP",1,1,1 ], "energy being released during its conversion to ADP| Formula: C10H16N5O13P3" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "AUS",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aachen",1,1,1 ], "Aix-la-Chapelle" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aachen",1,1,1 ], "a city and spa in West Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia: the northern" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aachen",1,1,1 ], "capital of Charlemagne's empire| Pop|: 241,362 (1974 est|)| French name:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aalborg",1,1,1 ], "a city and port in Denmark, in N Jutland| Pop|: 154,582 (1974 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aalesund",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of 'Alesund" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aalst",1,1,1 ], "the Flemish name for Alost" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aalto",1,1,1 ], "1898-1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer, noted particularly for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aalto",1,1,1 ], "his public and industrial buildings, in which wood is much used|He invented bent" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aalto",1,1,1 ], "plywood furniture (1932)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aarau",1,1,1 ], "Republic from 1798 to 1803| Pop|: 16,881 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aarau",1,1,1 ], "a town in N Switzerland, capital of Aargau canton: capital of the Helvetic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aargau",1,1,1 ], "a canton in N Switzerland| Capital: Aarau| Pop|: 433,284 (1970)| Area: 1404" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aargau",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (542 sq| miles)| French name: Argovie" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aarhus",1,1,1 ], "a city and port in Denmark, in E Jutland| Pop|: 187,342 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron",1,1,1 ], "the first high priest of the Israelites, brother of Moses (Exodus 4:14)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron's beard",1,1,1 ], "another name for rose of Sharon ,1,1" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron's rod",1,1,1 ], "blossomed and produced almonds (Numbers 17)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron's rod",1,1,1 ], "the rod used by Aaron in performing a variety of miracles in Egypt| It later" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron's rod",1,1,2 ], "a widespread Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant, Verbascum thapsus, having" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaron's rod",1,1,2 ], "woolly leaves and tall erect spikes of yellow flowers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aaronic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Aaron, his family, or the priestly dynasty initiated by him" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaronic",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to the Israelite high priesthood" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaronic",1,1,3 ], "of or relating to the priesthood in general" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aaronic",1,1,4 ], "denoting or relating to the second order of the Mormon priesthood" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ab",1,1,1 ], "in the Jewish calendar, falling approximately in July and August" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ab",1,1,1 ], "the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth of the ecclesiastical year" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abadan",1,1,1 ], "(1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abadan",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW Iran, on an island in the Shatt-al-Arab delta| Pop|: 312,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abaddon",1,1,1 ], "the Devil (Revelation 9:11)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abaddon",1,1,2 ], "(in rabbinical literature) a part of Gehenna; Hell" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abakan",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Soviet Union, capital of the Khakass AR, at the confluence of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abakan",1,1,1 ], "the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers| Pop|: 116,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abba",1,1,1 ], "father (used of God)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abba",1,1,2 ], "Churches" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abba",1,1,2 ], "a title given to bishops and patriarchs in the Syrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abbasid",1,1,1,1 ], "and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abbasid",1,1,1,1 ], "any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750-1258)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abbasid",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abbevillian",1,1,1 ], "earliest hand axes, dating from the Mindel glaciation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abbevillian",1,1,1 ], "the period represented by Lower Palaeolithic European sites containing the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abbevillian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this period" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abbey Theatre",1,1,1 ], "Yeats, Lady Gregory, and O'Casey| It was closed by fire in 1951 and reopened in 1966" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abbey Theatre",1,1,1 ], "an influential theatre in Dublin (opened 1904): associated with it were Synge," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abd-el-Krim",1,1,1 ], "1882-1963, Moroccan chief who led revolts against Spain and France," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abd-el-Krim",1,1,1 ], "independence movement" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abd-el-Krim",1,1,1 ], "surrendered before their combined forces in 1926, but later formed the North African" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abdias",1,1,1 ], "the Douay form of Obadiah" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abdul-Hamid II",1,1,1 ], "1842-1918, sultan of Turkey (1876-1909), deposed by the Young Turks, noted for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abdul-Hamid II",1,1,1 ], "his brutal suppression of the Armenian revolt (1894-96)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abednego",1,1,1 ], "miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12-30)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abednego",1,1,1 ], "one of Daniel's three companions who, together with Shadrach and Meshach, was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abel",1,1,1 ], "(Genesis 4:1-8)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abel",1,1,1 ], "the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abelard",1,1,1 ], "French name Pierre Abelard| 1079-1142, French scholastic philosopher and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abelard",1,1,1 ], "Heloise is recorded in their correspondence" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abelard",1,1,1 ], "theologian whose works include Historia Calamitatum and Sic et Non (1121)| His love for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abelian group",1,1,1 ], "a mathematical group that is commutative: if a and b are members of an Abelian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abelian group",1,1,1 ], "group then ab = ba" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abeokuta",1,1,1 ], "a town in W Nigeria, capital of Ogun state| Pop|: 253,000 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdare",1,1,1 ], "a mining town in South Wales, in N Mid Glamorgan| Pop|: 37,760 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen Angus",1,1,1 ], "a black hornless breed of beef cattle originating in Scotland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",1,1,1 ], "(1976 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",1,1,1 ], "Sea: centre for processing North Sea oil and gas; university (1494)| Pop|: 209,831" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE Scotland, administrative centre of Grampian region on the North" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",1,1,2 ], "(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Grampian region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",2,1,1 ], "1852 but was compelled to resign after mismanagement of the Crimean War (1855)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",2,1,1 ], "4th Earl of| 1784-1860, British statesman| He was foreign secretary under" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aberdeen",2,1,1 ], "Wellington (1828) and Peel (1841-46); became prime minister of a coalition ministry in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aberystwyth",1,1,1 ], "a resort and university town in Wales, on Cardigan Bay| Pop|: 10,680 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abib",1,1,1 ], "the month of Nisan in the ancient Hebrew calendar (Exodus 13:4)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abidjan",1,1,1 ], "(1964 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abidjan",1,1,1 ], "the capital of the Ivory Coast: a port on the Gulf of Guinea| Pop|: 282,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abigail",1,1,1 ], "became his wife (I Samuel 25:1-42)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abigail",1,1,1 ], "the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abilene",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Texas| Pop|: 89,653 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abingdon",1,1,1 ], "a market town in S England, in Oxfordshire| Pop|: 18,596 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the S Soviet Union, in the NW Georgian SSR" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "between the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains: a subtropical region, with mountains" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "rising over 3900 m (13,000 ft|)| Capital: Sukhumi| Pop|: 486,959 (1970)| Area: 8600" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (3320 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Georgian people living east of the Black Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abkhaz",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the North Caucasian family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abney level",1,1,1 ], "a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube, used" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abney level",1,1,1 ], "to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to another point" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abo",1,1,1 ], "(sometimes not cap|) Austral| informal, often derogatory" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abo",1,1,1,1 ], "short for Aborigine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abo",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aboriginal",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aborigines of Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aboriginal",1,2,1 ], "another word for an Australian Aborigine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aborigine",1,1,1 ], "native, (Austral|)Black" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aborigine",1,1,2 ], "Australia when European settlers arrived| Often shortened to Abo" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aborigine",1,1,2 ], "a member of a dark-skinned hunting and gathering people who were living in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aborigine",1,1,3 ], "any of the languages of this people" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aboukir Bay",1,1,1 ], "Arabic name: Abu Qir" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aboukir Bay",1,1,1 ], "a bay on the N coast of Egypt, where the Nile enters the Mediterranean: site" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aboukir Bay",1,1,1 ], "of the Battle of the Nile (1798), in which Nelson defeated the French fleet|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abp|",1,1,1 ], "archbishop" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abraham",1,1,1 ], "people (Genesis 11-25)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abraham",1,1,1 ], "the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abraham",1,1,2 ], "Abraham's bosom| the place where the just repose after death (Luke 16:22)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abruzzi",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 1,163,334 (1971)| Area: 10,794 sq| km (4210 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abruzzi",1,1,1 ], "a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic: separated" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abruzzi",1,1,1 ], "from the former administrative region Abruzzi e Molise in 1965| Capital: Aquila|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Absalom",1,1,1 ], "killed by Joab (II Samuel 15-18)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Absalom",1,1,1 ], "the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Absolute",1,1,1,1 ], "the ultimate basis of reality" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Absolute",1,1,1,2 ], "that which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Absolute",1,1,2 ], "(in the philosophy of Hegel) that towards which all things evolve" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Absolute",1,1,2 ], "dialectically" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Dhabi",1,1,1 ], "Abu Dhabi and a desert hinterland; contains major oilfields| Pop|: 65,000 (1972" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Dhabi",1,1,1 ], "a sheikdom of SE Arabia, on the S coast of the Persian Gulf: the chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Dhabi",1,1,1 ], "est|)| Area: about 10,360 sq| km (4000 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Dhabi",1,1,1 ], "sheikdom and capital of the United Arab Emirates, consisting principally of the port of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Simbel",1,1,1 ], "a former village in S Egypt: site of two temples of Rameses II, which were" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Simbel",1,1,1 ], "flooded" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Abu Simbel",1,1,1 ], "moved to higher ground (1966-67) before the area behind the Aswan High Dam was" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abu-Bekr",1,1,1 ], "573-634 a|d|, father-in-law of Mohammed; the first caliph of Islam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abukir",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aboukir" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abydos",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abydos",1,1,2 ], "an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont):" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abydos",1,1,2 ], "scene of the legend of Hero and Leander" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Abyssinia",1,1,1 ], "a former name for Ethiopia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abyssinian cat",1,1,1 ], "a variety of cat with a long body and a short brown coat with black or dark" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Abyssinian cat",1,1,1 ], "brown markings" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ac",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for actinium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Academy",1,1,1,1 ], "b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Academy",1,1,1,1 ], "the grove or garden near Athens where Plato taught in the late 4th century" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Academy",1,1,1,2 ], "the school of philosophy founded by Plato" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Academy",1,1,1,3 ], "the members of this school and their successors" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Academy",1,1,2 ], "short for the French Academy, Royal Academy, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acadia" ,1, 1, 1, 1],"the Maritime Provinces of Canada",1). c_DEF([ "Acadia" ,1, 1, 1, 2],"the French-speaking areas of these provinces",1). c_DEF([ "Acadia" ,1, 1, 2],"(formerly) a French colony in the present-day Maritime Provinces: ceded to",1). c_DEF([ "Acadia" ,1, 1, 2],"Britain in 1713|French name: Acadie",2). c_DEF([ "Acadian",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acadian",1,2,1 ], "Louisiana in the 18th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acadian",1,2,1 ], "any of the early French settlers in Nova Scotia, many of whom were deported to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acapulco",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort in SW Mexico, in Guerrero state| Pop|: 352,673 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Accad",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Akkad" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Accra",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Accra",1,1,1 ], "17th-century trading fortresses founded by the English, Dutch, and Danish| Pop|: 564,194" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Accra",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea: built on the site of three" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Accrington",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW England, in SE Lancashire| Pop|: 36,838 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Accutron",1,1,1 ], "a type of watch in which the balance wheel and hairspring are replaced by a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Accutron",1,1,1 ], "tuning fork kept in vibration by a tiny internal battery" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aceldama",1,1,1 ], "Judas for betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aceldama",1,1,1 ], "the place near Jerusalem that was bought with the 30 pieces of silver paid to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaea",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| Area: 3209 sq| km (1239 sq| miles)| Modern Greek name: Akhaia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achaea",1,1,1 ], "a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese| Capital: Patras| Pop|: 239,859" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaea",1,1,2 ], "a province of ancient Greece, in the N Peloponnese on the Gulf of Corinth:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaea",1,1,2 ], "enlarged as a Roman province in 27 b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean League",1,1,1 ], "Macedonian domination of the Peloponnesus" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean League",1,1,1 ], "a confederation of Achaean cities formed in the early third century b|c|," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean League",1,1,1 ], "which became a political and military force in Greece, directed particularly against" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean",1,1,1 ], "a member of a principal Greek tribe in the Mycenaean era" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean",1,1,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of the later Greek province of Achaea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaean",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaemenid",1,1,1 ], "Great" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Achaemenid",1,1,1 ], "any member of a Persian dynasty of kings, including Cyrus the Great, that" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achaemenid",1,1,1 ], "ruled from about 550 to 331 b|c|, when Darius III was overthrown by Alexander the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achates",1,1,1 ], "a loyal friend" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achelous",1,1,1 ], "a river god who changed into a snake and a bull while fighting Hercules but" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achelous",1,1,1 ], "was defeated when Hercules broke off one of his horns" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achernar",1,1,1 ], "hemisphere| Visual magnitude: 0|6; spectral type: B5; distance: 66 light years" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achernar",1,1,1 ], "the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus, visible only in the S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acheron",1,1,1 ], "Charon" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acheron",1,1,1 ], "one of the rivers in Hades over which the souls of the dead were ferried by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acheron",1,1,2 ], "the underworld or Hades" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acheulian",1,1,1 ], "(in Europe) the period in the Lower Palaeolithic following the Abbevillian," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acheulian",1,1,1 ], "bone, antler, or wood| The Acheulian dates from the Riss glaciation" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Acheulian",1,1,1 ], "represented by the use of soft hammerstones in hand axe production made of chipped stone," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acheulian",1,1,2 ], "(in Africa) the period represented by every stage of hand axe development" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acheulian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this period" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achill Island",1,1,1 ], "an island in Ireland, off the W coast of Co| Mayo| Area: 3133 sq| km (1210 sq|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achill Island",1,1,1 ], "miles)| Pop|: 3598 (1966)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles heel",1,1,1 ], "a small but fatal weakness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles tendon",1,1,1 ], "the fibrous cord that connects the muscles of the calf to the heelbone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles",1,1,1 ], "Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles",1,1,1 ], "foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy| While he was a baby his mother" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles",1,1,1 ], "plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles",1,1,1 ], "the heel" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Achilles",1,1,1 ], "which she held him| After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Achitophel",1,1,1 ], "the Douay spelling of Ahithophel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acis",1,1,1 ], "Polyphemus crushed him with a huge rock, and his blood was turned by Galatea into a river" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acis",1,1,1 ], "a Sicilian shepherd and the lover of the nymph Galatea| In jealousy," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acol",1,1,1 ], "a popular British bidding system favouring light opening bids and a flexible" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acol",1,1,1 ], "approach" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aconcagua",1,1,1 ], "Hemisphere| Height: 6960 m (22,835 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aconcagua",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in W Argentina: the highest peak in the Andes and in the W" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,1 ], "(57,153 sq| miles)|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,1 ], "Bolivia in 1903| Capital: Rio Branco| Pop|: 215,299 (1970)| Area: 148,026 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,1 ], "a territory of W Brazil: mostly unexplored tropical forests; acquired from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,2 ], "($a$:!k$a$:)| Hebrew name: `Akko ($a$:!k@@$u)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,2 ], "34,400 (1972)| Old Testament name: Accho ($a$:!k@@$u)| Arabic name: `Akka" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,2 ], "E Mediterranean: taken and retaken during the Crusades (1104, 1187, 1191, 1291)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,2 ], "a city and port in N Israel, strategically situated on the Bay of Acre in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acre",1,1,2 ], "taken by the Turks (1517), by Egypt (1832), and by the Turks again (1839)| Pop|:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Acres",1,1,1 ], "the Portuguese name for (the)Azores" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acrilan",1,1,1 ], "an acrylic fibre or fabric, characterized by strength, softness, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acrilan",1,1,1 ], "crease-resistance and used for clothing, upholstery, carpets, etc" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acropolis",1,1,1 ], "the citadel of Athens on which the Parthenon and the Erechtheum stand" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Actaeon",1,1,1 ], "a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Actaeon",1,1,1 ], "into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Actium",1,1,1 ], "Octavian's fleet under Agrippa defeated that of Mark Antony and Cleopatra" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Actium",1,1,1 ], "a town of ancient Greece that overlooked the naval battle in 31 b|c| at which" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acton" ,1, 1, 1],"1st Baron Acton| 1834-1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian",1). c_DEF([ "Acton" ,1, 1, 1],"liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone",2). c_DEF([ "Acton" ,1, 1, 2],"his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward",1). c_DEF([ "Acton" ,1, 1, 3],"(1774-79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779-1806)",2). c_DEF([ "Acton" ,1, 1, 3],"1736-1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany",1). c_DEF([ "Acton",1,1,1 ], "a district of the London borough of Ealing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Acts of the Apostles",1,1,1 ], "Church from Christ's ascension into heaven to Paul's sojourn at Rome| Often" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Acts of the Apostles",1,1,1 ], "shortened to Acts" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Acts of the Apostles",1,1,1 ], "the fifth book of the New Testament, describing the development of the early" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",1,1,1 ], "the first man, created by God: the progenitor of the human race (Genesis 2-3)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",1,1,2 ], "not know from Adam| to fail to be acquainted with someone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",1,1,3 ], "the old Adam| the evil supposedly inherent in human nature" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",1,1,4 ], "Adam's ale or wine| water" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",2,1,1 ], "Robert| 1728-92, Scottish architect and furniture designer| Assisted by his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",2,1,1 ], "architecture" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",2,1,1 ], "brother, James, 1730-94, he emulated the harmony of classical and Italian Renaissance" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adam",2,2,1 ], "in the neoclassical style made popular by Robert Adam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam's apple",1,1,1 ], "the neck" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adam's apple",1,1,1 ], "the visible projection of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx at the front of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam's-needle",1,1,1 ], "It is cultivated as an ornamental plant" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adam's-needle",1,1,1 ], "a North American liliaceous plant, Yucca filamentosa, that has a tall woody" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adam's-needle",1,1,1 ], "stem, stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers arranged in spikes|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adam-and-Eve",1,1,1 ], "another name for puttyroot" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adamawa",1,1,1 ], "Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and N Zaire, forming a branch of the Niger-Congo" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adamawa",1,1,1 ], "a small group of languages of W Africa, spoken chiefly in E Nigeria, N" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adamawa",1,1,1 ], "family" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adamite",1,1,1 ], "a human being" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adamite",1,1,2 ], "a nudist, esp| a member of an early Christian sect who sought to imitate Adam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range| Height: 3751 m (12,307" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,1 ], "Great Britain (1785-88); helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,1 ], "John| 1735-1826, second president of the U|S| (1797-1801); U|S| ambassador to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,2 ], "John Couch| 1819-92, English astronomer who deduced the existence and position" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,2 ], "of the planet Neptune" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,3 ], "(1825-29); secretary of state (1817-25)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,3 ], "John Quincy, son of John Adams| 1767-1848, sixth president of the U|S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,4 ], "Boston Tea Party; a signatory of the Declaration of Independence" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adams",2,1,4 ], "Samuel| 1722-1803, American revolutionary leader; one of the organizers of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adams-Stokes syndrome",1,1,1 ], "another term for heart block" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adana",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Turkey, capital of Adana province| Pop|: 475,384 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adar Sheni",1,1,1 ], "inserted between Shebat and Adar" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adar Sheni",1,1,1 ], "the month of Adar in leap years when an intercalary month, Adar Rishon, is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adar",1,1,1 ], "in the Jewish calendar, falling approximately in February and March" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adar",1,1,1 ], "the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth of the ecclesiastical year" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addams",1,1,1 ], "1860-1935, U|S| social reformer, feminist, and pacifist, who founded Hull" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addams",1,1,1 ], "House, a social settlement in Chicago: Nobel peace prize 1931" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Addington",1,1,1 ], "1st Viscount Sidmouth| 1757-1844, English statesman; prime minister (1801-04)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addington",1,1,1 ], "and home secretary (1812-21)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Addis Ababa",1,1,1 ], "level: founded in 1887; became capital in 1896| Pop|: 1,161,267 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Addis Ababa",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Ethiopia, on a central plateau 2400 m (8000 ft|) above sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addison",1,1,1 ], "1672-1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addison",1,1,1 ], "Spectator (1711-14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Addison's disease",1,1,1 ], "a disease characterized by deep bronzing of the skin, anaemia, and extreme" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Addison's disease",1,1,1 ], "weakness, caused by underactivity of the adrenal glands" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Addressograph",1,1,1 ], "a machine for addressing envelopes, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adelaide",1,1,1 ], "Vincent Gulf, handles the bulk of exports| Pop|: 899,300 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adelaide",1,1,1 ], "the capital of South Australia Port Adelaide, 11 km (7 miles) away on St|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,1 ], "Aden, an arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea: formerly an" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,1 ], "important port of call on shipping routes to the East| Pop|: 264,326 (1973 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,1 ], "the main port and capital of Southern Yemen, on the N coast of the Gulf of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,2 ], "Peninsula: became the People's Republic of Southern Yemen in 1967| Area: 195 sq| km (75" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,2 ], "a former British colony and protectorate on the S coast of the Arabian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aden",1,1,2 ], "sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adenauer",1,1,1 ], "1876-1967, German statesman chancellor of West Germany (l949-63)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adige",1,1,1 ], "a river in N Italy, flowing southeast to the Adriatic| Length: 354 km (220" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adige",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adirondack Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in NE New York State| Highest peak: Mount Marcy, 1629 m (5344" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adirondack Mountains",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adivasi",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of India" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adler",1,1,1 ], "Alfred |1870-1937, Austrian psychiatrist, noted for his descriptions of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adler",1,1,1 ], "overcompensation and inferiority feelings|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adler",1,1,2 ], "Larry, original name Lawrence Cecil Adler| born 1914, U|S| harmonica player" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adlie Coast",1,1,1 ], "a part of Antarctica, between Wilkes Land and George V Land: under French" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adlie Coast",1,1,1 ], "sovereignty" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Admetus",1,1,1 ], "a king of Thessaly, one of the Argonauts, who was married to Alcestis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Board",1,1,1 ], "a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Board",1,1,1 ], "administration and planning of the Royal Navy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty House",1,1,1 ], "the official residence of the governor general of Australia, in Sydney" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Islands",1,1,1 ], "(1966)| Area: about 2000 sq| km (800 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Islands",1,1,1 ], "Papua New Guinea, in the Bismarck Archipelago: main island: Manus| Pop|: 20,647" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of about 40 volcanic and coral islands in the SW Pacific, part of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Range",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in Antarctica, on the coast of Victoria Land, northwest of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty Range",1,1,1 ], "the Ross Sea" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Admiralty mile",1,1,1 ], "another name for nautical mile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adm|",1,1,1 ], "Admiral" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adm|",1,1,2 ], "Admiralty" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonai",1,1,1 ], "a name for God" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonic",1,1,1 ], "() followed by a spondee () or by a trochee (), thought to have been first used in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adonic",1,1,1 ], "(in classical prosody) of or relating to a verse line consisting of a dactyl" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonic",1,1,1 ], "laments for Adonis" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adonic",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to Adonis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonic",1,2,1 ], "an Adonic line or verse" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonis",1,1,1 ], "a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite| Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adonis",1,1,1 ], "spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adonis",1,1,1 ], "vegetative cycle" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adonis",1,1,2 ], "a handsome young man" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adowa",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aduwa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adrastus",1,1,1 ], "a king of Argos and leader of the Seven against Thebes of whom he was the sole" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adrastus",1,1,1 ], "survivor" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adrenalin",1,1,1 ], "a brand of adrenaline" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adrian IV",1,1,1 ], "original name Nicholas Breakspear| 1100-59, the only English pope (1154-59)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adrian",1,1,1 ], "Baron Adrian| born 1889, English physiologist, noted particularly for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adrian",1,1,1 ], "medicine (1932)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adrian",1,1,1 ], "research into the function of neurons: shared with Sherrington the Nobel prize for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adrianople",1,1,1 ], "former names of Edirne" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adriatic Sea",1,1,1 ], "an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and Yugoslavia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adriatic",1,1,1 ], "islands" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adriatic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Adriatic Sea, or to the inhabitants of its coast or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adriatic",1,2,1 ], "the| short for the Adriatic Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adullamite",1,1,1 ], "a person who has withdrawn from a political group and joined with a few others" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adullamite",1,1,1 ], "to form a dissident group" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aduwa",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 16,430 (1971 est|)| Italian name: Adua (a!dua)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aduwa",1,1,1 ], "a town in N Ethiopia: Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italians here in 1896|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Advent Sunday",1,1,1 ], "November 30" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Advent Sunday",1,1,1 ], "the first of the four Sundays of Advent, and the one that falls nearest to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Advent",1,1,1 ], "the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adventist",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh Day Adventists," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adventist",1,1,1 ], "that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Advocate Depute",1,1,1 ], "a Scottish law officer with the functions of public prosecutor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adygei Autonomous Region",1,1,1 ], "(2934 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adygei Autonomous Region",1,1,1 ], "Mountains: chiefly agricultural| Capital: Maikop| Pop|: 385,644 (1970)| Area: 7600 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Adygei Autonomous Region",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the SW Soviet Union, bordering on the Caucasus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adygei",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Circassian people of the Northwest Caucasus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adygei",1,1,2 ], "the Circassian language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "309,768 (1970)| Area: 3000 sq| km (1160 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the S Soviet Union, in the SW Georgian SSR on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "reaching 2805 m (9350 ft|), with a subtropical coastal strip| Capital: Batumi| Pop|:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Adzhar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "the Black Sea: part of Turkey from the 17th century until 1878; mostly mountainous," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeetes",1,1,1 ], "a king of Colchis, father of Medea and keeper of the Golden Fleece" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean Islands",1,1,1 ], "Sporades| The majority are under Greek administration" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean Islands",1,1,1 ], "the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean Sea",1,1,1 ], "an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Aegean Sea or Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean",1,1,2 ], "Aegean Islands" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aegean",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization of Greece, Asia Minor, and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegeus",1,1,1 ], "an Athenian king and father of Theseus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegina",1,1,1 ], "an island in the Aegean Sea, in the Saronic Gulf| Area: 85 sq| km (33 sq|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegina",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aegina",1,1,2 ], "a town on the coast of this island: a city-state of ancient Greece" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegina",1,1,3 ], "Gulf of| another name for the Saronic Gulf|Greek name: Aiyina" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegir",1,1,1 ], "the god of the sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegisthus",1,1,1 ], "a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegisthus",1,1,1 ], "home and killed him" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aegisthus",1,1,1 ], "seduced| He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aegospotami",1,1,1 ], "Peloponnesian War" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aegospotami",1,1,1 ], "Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 b|c|, ending the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aegospotami",1,1,1 ], "a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont| At its mouth the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aegyptus",1,1,1 ], "a king of Egypt and twin brother of Danaus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneas Silvius",1,1,1 ], "the literary name of Pius II" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneas",1,1,1 ], "Troy and sailed to Italy via Carthage and Sicily| After seven years, he and his" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneas",1,1,1 ], "a Trojan prince, the son of Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the sack of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneas",1,1,1 ], "followers established themselves near the site of the future Rome" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneid",1,1,1 ], "Rome" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneid",1,1,1 ], "an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeneid",1,1,1 ], "fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian Islands",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Lipari Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Thessaly and Boeotia and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,1,1 ], "colonized Lesbos and parts of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Aeolic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to Aeolus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,2,3 ], "denoting or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolian",1,2,3 ], "diatonic scale from A to A: the basis of the modern minor key" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Aeolians or their dialect" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolic",1,2,1 ], "Boeotia, and Aeolis" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolic",1,2,1 ], "one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken chiefly in Thessaly," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolis",1,1,1 ], "of Lesbos, settled by the Aeolian Greeks (about 1000 b|c|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolis",1,1,1 ], "the ancient name for the coastal region of NW Asia Minor, including the island" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolus",1,1,1 ], "the god of the winds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeolus",1,1,2 ], "the founding king of the Aeolians in Thessaly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeschines",1,1,1 ], "389-314 b|c|, Athenian orator; the main political opponent of Demosthenes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeschylus",1,1,1 ], "525-456 b|c|, Greek dramatist, regarded as the father of Greek tragedy| Seven" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aeschylus",1,1,1 ], "of his plays are extant, including Seven Against Thebes, Prometheus Bound, and the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aeschylus",1,1,1 ], "trilogy of the Oresteia" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aesculapian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Aesculapius or to the art of medicine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aesculapius",1,1,1 ], "the Roman god of medicine or healing| Greek counterpart: Asclepius" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aesir",1,1,1 ], "the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aesop",1,1,1 ], "620-564 b|c| Greek author of fables in which animals are given human" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aesop",1,1,1 ], "characters and used to satirize human failings" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aetna",1,1,1 ], "the Latin name for Mount Etna" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aetolia",1,1,1 ], "Gulf of Patras: a powerful federal state in the 3rd century b|c|Chief city:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aetolia",1,1,1 ], "Missolonghi| Pop| (with Acarnania): 228,719 (1971)| Area: 5390 sq| km| (2081 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aetolia",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous region forming a department of W central Greece, north of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afars and the Issas",1,1,1 ], "a former French territory in E Africa (1946-77), now the independent republic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afars and the Issas",1,1,1 ], "of Djibouti| Former name (until 1967): French Somaliland" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afghan hound",1,1,1 ], "a tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afghan",1,1,1 ], "a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Afghanistan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afghan",1,1,2 ], "another name for Pashto (the language)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afghan",1,2,1 ], "denoting or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afghanistan",1,1,1 ], "Area: 657,500 sq| km (250,000 sq| miles)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Afghanistan",1,1,1 ], "Religion: Muslim| Currency: afghani| Capital: Kabul| Pop|: 18,796,000 (1974 UN est|)|" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Afghanistan",1,1,1 ], "a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; generally arid and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afghanistan",1,1,1 ], "mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25,000 ft|) and fertile valleys" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afghanistan",1,1,1 ], "of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers| Languages: Pashto and Tadzhik|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Afg|",1,1,1 ], "Afghanistan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "(11,700,000 sq| miles)" ,10 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "18th and 19th centuries by Europeans and now comprises chiefly independent nations|" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "19th century and inhabited chiefly by Negro peoples)| It was colonized mainly in the" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "Africa south of the Sahara (relatively isolated from the rest of the world until the" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "Atlantic in the west, and the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean in the east| The" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "Sahara Desert divides the continent unequally into North Africa (an early centre of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "The largest lake is Lake Victoria and the chief rivers are the Nile, Niger, Congo," ,8 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "and Zambezi| Pop|: 346,015,000 (1969 est|)| Area: about 30,300,000 sq| km" ,9 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "civilization, in close contact with Europe and W Asia, now inhabited chiefly by Arabs) and" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Africa",1,1,1 ], "the second largest of the continents, on the Mediterranean in the north, the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African lily",1,1,1 ], "a liliaceous plant, Agapanthus africanus, of southern Africa, having rounded" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African lily",1,1,1 ], "clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "African mahogany",1,1,1 ], "any of several African trees of the meliaceous genus Khaya, esp| K| ivorensis," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African mahogany",1,1,1 ], "that have wood similar to that of true mahogany" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "African mahogany",1,1,2 ], "the wood of any of these trees, used for furniture, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African mahogany",1,1,3 ], "any of various other African woods that resemble true mahogany" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African violet",1,1,1 ], "any of several tropical African plants of the genus Saintpaulia, esp| S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African violet",1,1,1 ], "ionantha, cultivated as house plants, with violet, white, or pink flowers and hairy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "African violet",1,1,1 ], "leaves: family Gesneriaceae" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "African",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to Africa or any of its peoples, languages, nations, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African",1,2,1 ], "a native, inhabitant, or citizen of any of the countries of Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "African",1,2,2 ], "a member or descendant of any of the peoples of Africa, esp| a Negro" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Africanism",1,1,1 ], "of an African language when introduced into a non-African language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Africanism",1,1,1 ], "something characteristic of Africa or Africans, esp| a characteristic feature" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Africanist",1,1,1 ], "a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Africanize",1,1,1 ], "Africans" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Africanize",1,1,1 ], "to make African, esp| to give control of (policy, government, etc|) to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikaans",1,1,1 ], "Dutch and Flemish" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikaans",1,1,1 ], "an official language of all the Republic of South Africa, closely related to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikander",1,1,1 ], "a breed of humped-back beef cattle originally raised in southern Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikander",1,1,2 ], "a southern African breed of fat-tailed sheep" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikander",1,1,3 ], "a former name for an Afrikaner" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikaner",1,1,1 ], "Afrikaans" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikaner",1,1,1 ], "a White native of the Republic of South Africa whose mother tongue is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikanerdom",1,1,1 ], "(in South Africa) Afrikaner nationalism based on pride in the Afrikaans" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikanerdom",1,1,1 ], "language and culture, conservative Calvinism, and a sense of heritage as pioneers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afrikanerize",1,1,1 ], "to make (a person) Afrikaans in attitudes, language, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro",1,1,1 ], "a hair style in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush, popular esp|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro",1,1,1 ], "among Negroes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-",1,1,1 ], "indicating Africa or African" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-American",1,1,1 ], "an American Negro" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-American",1,2,1 ], "denoting or relating to American Negroes, their history, or their culture" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Asian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to both Africa and Asia, esp| as part of the Third World" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Asiatic",1,1,1 ], "a family of languages of SW Asia and N Africa, consisting of the Semitic," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Asiatic",1,1,1 ], "ancient Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic subfamilies" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Asiatic",1,2,1 ], "denoting, belonging to, or relating to this family of languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Cuban",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a type of jazz influenced by Cuban variants of African" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-Cuban",1,1,1 ], "rhythms" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-chain",1,1,1 ], "(in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-chain",1,1,1 ], "with a dashiki by men" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-comb",1,1,1 ], "(in the Caribbean) a hand-shaped comb with long metal teeth used in tending an" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Afro-comb",1,1,1 ], "Afro" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Afr|",1,1,1 ], "Africa(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Af|",1,1,1 ], "Africa(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ag",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for silver" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aga Khan IV",1,1,1 ], "Muslims since 1957" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aga Khan IV",1,1,1 ], "Prince Karim (k@@!ri$:m)| born 1936, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aga Khan",1,1,1 ], "the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili Islamic sect" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aga Khan",2,1,1 ], "Prince Sadruddin (s@@!dru$:d$In)| born 1933, Iranian international civil" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aga Khan",2,1,1 ], "servant; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1965-77)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agadir",1,1,1 ], "(1911), when a gunboat arrived to protect German interests| Britain issued a strong" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agadir",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Agadir",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW Morocco, which became the centre of an international crisis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agadir",1,1,1 ], "virtually destroyed by an earthquake, about 10,000 people being killed| Pop|: 61,192" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Agadir",1,1,1 ], "warning to Germany but the French negotiated and war was averted| In 1960 the town was" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Agamemnon",1,1,1 ], "a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy| On his return home" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agamemnon",1,1,1 ], "he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agana",1,1,1 ], "the capital of the Pacific island of Guam, on its W coast| Pop|: 2119 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agape",1,1,1 ], "Christian love, esp| as contrasted with erotic love; charity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agape",1,1,2 ], "a communal meal in the early Church taken in commemoration of the Last Supper;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agape",1,1,2 ], "love feast" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agartala",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE India, capital of the state of Tripura| Pop|: 100,264 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Age of Reason",1,1,1 ], "(usually preceded by the) the 18th century in W Europe" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agen",1,1,1 ], "a market town in SW France, on the Garonne river| Pop|: 35,839 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agincourt",1,1,1 ], "a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Agincourt, N France: a decisive" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agincourt",1,1,1 ], "number" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Agincourt",1,1,1 ], "victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aglaia",1,1,1 ], "one of the three Graces" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agnes",1,1,1 ], "292-304 a|d|, Christian child martyr under Diocletian| Feast day: Jan| 21" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agni",1,1,1 ], "the god of fire, one of the three chief deities of the Vedas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agnus Dei",1,1,1 ], "the figure of a lamb bearing a cross or banner, emblematic of Christ" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agnus Dei",1,1,2 ], "a chant beginning with these words or a translation of them, forming part of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agnus Dei",1,1,2 ], "the Roman Catholic Mass or sung as an anthem in the Anglican liturgy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agnus Dei",1,1,3 ], "a wax medallion stamped with a lamb as emblem of Christ and blessed by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agnus Dei",1,1,3 ], "pope" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agostini",1,1,1 ], "1966-72(350 cc| class) 1968-74" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agostini",1,1,1 ], "born 1944, Italian racing motorcyclist: world champion (500 cc| class)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agra",1,1,1 ], "591,917 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Agra",1,1,1 ], "Mogul empire until 1658; famous for its Mogul architecture, esp| the Taj Mahal| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agra",1,1,1 ], "a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh on the Jumna River: a capital of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agram",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Zagreb" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agricola",1,1,1 ], "Georgius , original name Georg Bauer| 1494-1555, German mineralogist," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agricola",1,1,1 ], "metallurgist, and author, commonly regarded as the father of mineralogy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agricola",1,1,2 ], "Gnaeus Julius 40-93 a|d|, Roman general; governor of Britain who advanced" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agricola",1,1,2 ], "Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agrigento",1,1,1 ], "Former name (until 1927): Girgenti" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agrigento",1,1,1 ], "a town in Italy, in SW Sicily: site of six Greek temples| Pop|: 49,213 (1971)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippa",1,1,1 ], "63-12 b|c|, Roman general: chief adviser and later son-in-law of Augustus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippina",1,1,1 ], "called the Elder" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippina",1,1,1,3 ], "14 b|c|-33 a|d|, Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus: wife of Germanicus," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippina",1,1,1,3 ], "mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippina",1,1,2 ], "became emperor" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agrippina",1,1,2 ], "called the Younger| 15-59 a|d|, mother of Nero, who put her to death after he" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aguascalientes",1,1,1 ], "a state in central Mexico| Pop|: 338,142 (1970)| Area: 6472 sq| km (2499 sq|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aguascalientes",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aguascalientes",1,1,2 ], "a city in central Mexico, capital of Aguascalientes state, about 1900 m (6200" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aguascalientes",1,1,2 ], "ft|) above sea level, with hot springs| Pop|: 221,538 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Agulhas",1,1,1 ], "a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African Continent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahab",1,1,1 ], "rebuked by Elijah (I Kings 16:29-22:40)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ahab",1,1,1 ], "the king of Israel from approximately 869 to 850 b|c| and husband of Jezebel:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahasuerus",1,1,1 ], "Xerxes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ahasuerus",1,1,1 ], "a king of ancient Persia and husband of Esther, generally identified with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahithophel",1,1,1 ], "a member of David's council, who became one of Absalom's advisers in his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahithophel",1,1,1 ], "rebellion and hanged himself when his advice was overruled (II Samuel 15:12-17:23)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ahmedabad",1,1,1 ], "1,585,544 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ahmedabad",1,1,1 ], "a city in W India, capital of Gujarat state: famous for its mosque| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahmednagar",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 118,236 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ahmednagar",1,1,1 ], "a city in W India, in Maharashtra: formerly one of the kingdoms of Deccan|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahriman",1,1,1 ], "the supreme evil spirit and diabolical opponent of Ormazd" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahura Mazda",1,1,1 ], "another name for Ormazd" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahvenanmaa",1,1,1 ], "the Finnish name for the 'Aland Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ahwaz",1,1,1 ], "a town in SW Iran, on the Karun River| Pop|: 302,000 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aidan",1,1,1 ], "Lindisfarne (635)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aidan",1,1,1 ], "died 651 a|d|Irish missionary in Northumbria, who founded the monastery at" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aidin",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aydin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ain",1,1,1 ], "386,943 (1975)| Area: 5785 sq| km (2256 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ain",1,1,1 ], "a department in E central France, in Rhone-Alpes region| Capital: Bourg| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ain",1,1,2 ], "Rhone| Length: 190 km (118 miles)| h" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ain",1,1,2 ], "a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains and flowing south to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aintab",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1921) of Gaziantep" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ainu",1,1,1 ], "Mongoloid immigrants whose skin colour is more yellowish" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ainu",1,1,1 ], "a member of the aboriginal people of Japan, now mostly intermixed with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ainu",1,1,2 ], "of Hokkaido and elsewhere" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ainu",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, of no known relationships, still spoken in parts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Air Officer",1,1,1 ], "an officer in the Royal Air Force above the rank of Group Captain" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Air Scout",1,1,1 ], "a scout belonging to a scout troop that specializes in flying, gliding, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Air",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous region of N central Niger, in the Sahara, rising to 1500 m (5000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Air",1,1,1 ], "ft|): a former native kingdom| Area: about 77,700 sq| km (30,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Airdrie",1,1,1 ], "a burgh and town in W central Scotland, E of Glasgow: coal and iron" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Airdrie",1,1,1 ], "industries| Pop|: 37,736 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aire",1,1,1 ], "a river in N England rising in the Pennines and flowing southeast mainly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aire",1,1,1 ], "through West Yorkshire to the Ouse| Length: 112 km (70 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Airedale",1,1,1 ], "a large rough-haired tan-coloured breed of terrier characterized by a black" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Airedale",1,1,1 ], "saddle-shaped patch on the back" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aisha",1,1,1 ], "613-678 a|d|, the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aisne",1,1,1 ], "(1975)| Area: 7428 sq| km (2897 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aisne",1,1,1 ], "a department of NE France, in Picardy region| Capital: Laon| Pop|: 549,372" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aisne",1,1,2 ], "(175 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aisne",1,1,2 ], "a river in N France, rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing northwest and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aisne",1,1,2 ], "west to the River Oise: scene of several battles during World War I| Length: 282 km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aitken",1,1,1 ], "Robert Grant| 1864-1951, U|S| astronomer who discovered over three thousand" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aitken",1,1,1 ], "double stars" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aitken",1,1,2 ], "William Maxwell" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aix-en-Provence",1,1,1 ], "(1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aix-en-Provence",1,1,1 ], "a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence| Pop|: 114,014" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aix-la-Chapelle",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Aachen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ajaccio",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Corsica, a port on the W coast| Pop|: 44,659 (1968)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ajax",1,1,1 ], "the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ajax",1,1,1 ], "vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ajax",1,1,2 ], "Trojan War" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ajax",1,1,2 ], "called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ajmer",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW India, in Rajasthan: textile centre| Pop|: 262,851 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akademi",1,1,1 ], "(in India) a learned society" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akan",1,1,1 ], "a member of a people of Ghana and the E Ivory Coast" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akan",1,1,2 ], "belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akan",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, having two chief dialects, Fanti and Twi, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akbar",1,1,1 ], "called Akbar the Great| 1542-1605, Mogul emperor of India (1556-1605), who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akbar",1,1,1 ], "extended the Mogul empire to include N India" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akela",1,1,1 ], "the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts| U|S| equivalent: Den Mother" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akhaia",1,1,1 ], "transliteration of the modern Greek name for Achaea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akhenaten",1,1,1 ], "Aten" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Akhenaten",1,1,1 ], "dynasty; he moved his capital from Thebes to Tell El Amarna and introduced the cult of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akhenaten",1,1,1 ], "original name Amenhotep IV| died 1358 b|c|, king of Egypt, of the 18th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akhmatova",1,1,1 ], "and intensely personal lyrics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akhmatova",1,1,1 ], "pseudonym of Anna Gorenko| 1889-1966, Russian poetess: noted for her concise" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akihito",1,1,1 ], "born 1933, crown prince of Japan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkad",1,1,1 ], "a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkad",1,1,1 ], "civilization (2360-2180 b|c|)|Ancient name: Agade" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akkad",1,1,2 ], "an ancient region lying north of Babylon, from which the Akkadian language and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkad",1,1,2 ], "culture is named" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akkadian",1,1,1 ], "a member of an ancient Semitic people who lived in central Mesopotamia in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkadian",1,1,1 ], "second millennium b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akkadian",1,1,2 ], "the Afro-Asiatic family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akkadian",1,1,2 ], "the extinct language of this people, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkadian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this people or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akkerman",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1946) of Byelgorod-Dnestrovski" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akmolinsk",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1961) of Tselinograd" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Akron",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE Ohio| Pop|: 261,520 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aksum",1,1,1 ], "Empire (1st to 6th centuries a|d|)|According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aksum",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in Tigre province: capital of the Aksumite" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aksum",1,1,1 ], "brought here from Jerusalem" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aktyubinsk",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in the Soviet Union, in the Kazakh SSR| Pop|: 175,000 (1975" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aktyubinsk",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akure",1,1,1 ], "71,106 (1963)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Akure",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Ondo state: agricultural trade centre| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Hasa",1,1,1 ], "500,000 (1961 est|)| Area: 106,708 sq| km (41,200 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Al Hasa",1,1,1 ], "a province in E Saudi Arabia, in Nejd on the Persian Gulf: site of the first" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Hasa",1,1,1 ], "discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia (near Ad Dammam in 1933)| Chief town: Al Hufuf| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Al Hufuf",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 100,000 (1970 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Al Hufuf",1,1,1 ], "a town in E Saudi Arabia: a trading centre with nearby oilfields and oases|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Madinah",1,1,1 ], "the Arabic name for Medina" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Mansrah",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of El Mansura" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Marj",1,1,1 ], "Italian name: Barce" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Al Marj",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town in N Libya: founded in about 550 b|c|Pop|: 10,645 (1969 est|)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Sirat",1,1,1 ], "the correct path of religion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al Sirat",1,1,2 ], "the razor-edged bridge by which all who enter paradise must pass" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Al",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for aluminium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ala Daor Ala Dagh",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ala Daor Ala Dagh",1,1,1 ], "the E part of the Taurus Mountains, in SE Turkey, rising over 3600 m (12,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ala Daor Ala Dagh",1,1,2 ], "a mountain range in E Turkey, rising over 3300 m (11,000 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ala Daor Ala Dagh",1,1,3 ], "a mountain range in NE Turkey, rising over 3000 m (10,000 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,1 ], "131,333 sq| km (50,708 sq| miles)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,1 ], "a state of the southeastern U|S|, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,1 ], "and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,1 ], "parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,1 ], "producing cotton and white marble| Capital: Montgomery| Pop|: 3,444,165 (1970)| Area:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,2 ], "507 km (315 miles)|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alabama",1,1,2 ], "a river in Alabama, flowing southwest to the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers| Length:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aladdin",1,1,1 ], "(in The Arabian Nights'' Entertainments) a poor youth who obtains a magic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aladdin",1,1,1 ], "lamp and ring, with which he summons genies who grant his wishes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alagez",1,1,1 ], "the Turkish name for Aragats" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alagoas",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| Area: 30,776 sq| km (11,031 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alagoas",1,1,1 ], "a state in NE Brazil, on the Atlantic coast| Capital: Maceio| Pop|: 1,588,109" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alai",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in the S Soviet Union, in the SW Kirghiz SSR, running from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alai",1,1,1 ], "ft|), rising over 5850 m (19,500 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alai",1,1,1 ], "the Tien Shan range in China into the Tadzhik SSR| Average height: 4800 m (16,000" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alain-Fournier",1,1,1 ], "Grand Meaulnes (1913; translated as The Lost Domain, 1959)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alain-Fournier",1,1,1 ], "pen name of Henri-Alban Fournier| 1886-1914, French novelist; author of Le" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alamein",1,1,1 ], "see El Alamein" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alamo",1,1,1 ], "Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alamo",1,1,1 ], "a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alamo",1,1,1 ], "independence from Mexico" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alanbrooke",1,1,1 ], "Imperial General Staff (1941-46)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alanbrooke",1,1,1 ], "title of Alan Francis Brooke| 1883-1963, British field marshal; chief of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alarcon" ,1, 1, 1],"1833-91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous",1). c_DEF([ "Alarcon" ,1, 1, 1],"sketches of rural life, esp| in",2). c_DEF([ "Alarcon" ,1, 1, 2],"TheThree-Cornered Hat",1). c_DEF([ "Alaric",1,1,1 ], "370-410 a|d|, king of the Visigoths, who served under the Roman emperor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alaric",1,1,1 ], "Theodosius I but later invaded Greece and Italy, capturing Rome in 410" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Highway",1,1,1 ], "a road extending from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Highway",1,1,1 ], "built by the U|S| Army (1942)| Length: 2452 km (1523 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "Sea, ending in the Aleutian Islands| Length: about 644 km (400 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "an extension of the mainland of SW Alaska between the Pacific and the Bering" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Range",1,1,1 ], "(20,300 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska Range",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in S central Alaska| Highest peak: Mount McKinley, 6090 m" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 302,173 (1970)| Area: 1,518,859 sq| km (586,432 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "Russians| It is mostly mountainous and volcanic, rising over 6000 m (20,000 ft|), with" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "aboriginal inhabitants are Eskimos; the earliest White settlements were made by the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "important mineral resources (chiefly coal, oil, and natural gas)| Capital: Willow South|" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "the Yukon basin in the central region; large areas are covered by tundra; it has" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,1 ], "the largest state of the U|S|, in the extreme northwest of North America: the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,2 ], "Alexander Archipelago|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alaska",1,1,2 ], "Gulf of| the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alas|",1,1,1 ], "Alaska" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ala|",1,1,1 ], "Alabama" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alba Longa",1,1,1 ], "a city of ancient Latium, southeast of modern Rome: the legendary birthplace" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alba Longa",1,1,1 ], "of Romulus and Remus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alba" ,1, 1, 1],"see (Duke of) Alva",1). c_DEF([ "Albacete",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Spain| Pop|: 93,233 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albania",1,1,1 ], "2,322,600 (1973)| Area: 28,749 sq| km (11,100 sq| miles)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Albania",1,1,1 ], "a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albania",1,1,1 ], "after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albania",1,1,1 ], "under Communist rule| It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft|)," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Albania",1,1,1 ], "with extensive forests| Language: Albanian| Currency: lek| Capital: Tirana| Pop|:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Albanian",1,1,1 ], "Indo-European family, but thought to be related to ancient Illyrian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albanian",1,1,1 ], "the official language of Albania: of uncertain relationship within the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albanian",1,1,1,1 ], "a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Albania" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albanian",1,1,1,2 ], "a native speaker of Albanian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albanian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Albania, its people, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albany",1,1,1 ], "111,373 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albany",1,1,1 ], "a city in E New York State, on the Hudson River: the state capital| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albany",1,1,2 ], "982 km (610 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albany",1,1,2 ], "a river in central Canada, flowing east and northeast to James Bay| Length:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albemarle Sound",1,1,1 ], "an inlet of the Atlantic in NE North Carolina| Length: about 96 km (60 miles)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alberich",1,1,1 ], "(in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alberich",1,1,1 ], "treasures of the Nibelungs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albert Edward",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in SE New Guinea, in the Owen Stanley Range| Height: 3993 m (13,100" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert Edward",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albert I",1,1,1 ], "1255-1308, king of Germany (1298-1308)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert I",1,1,2 ], "1875-1934, king of the Belgians (1909-34)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert I",1,1,3 ], "called Albert the Bear" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert I",1,1,3,3 ], "1100-70| German military leader: first margrave of Brandenburg" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert",1,1,1 ], "(2200 ft|) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albert",1,1,1 ], "a lake in E Africa, between Zaire and Uganda in the Great Rift Valley, 660 m" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albert",1,1,1 ], "leaves as the Albert Nile| Area: 5345 sq| km (2064 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Albert",2,1,1 ], "1819-61, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of England" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albert",2,1,1 ], "full name Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alberta",1,1,1 ], "a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alberta",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alberta",1,1,1 ], "southwest| Capital: Edmonton| Pop|: 1,838,037 (1976)| Area: 661,188 sq| km (255,285 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alberti",1,1,1 ], "1404-72, Italian Renaissance architect, painter, writer, and musician among" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alberti",1,1,1 ], "Francesco at Rimini" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alberti",1,1,1 ], "his architectural designs are the facades of Sta| Maria Novella at Florence and S|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albertus Magnus",1,1,1 ], "original name Albert, Count von Bollstadt| 1193-1280, German scholastic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albertus Magnus",1,1,1 ], "philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle| Feast day: Nov| 15" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albi",1,1,1 ], "a town in S France: connected with the Albigensian heresy and the crusade" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albi",1,1,1 ], "against it| Pop|: 49,456 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albigenses",1,1,1 ], "13th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albigenses",1,1,1 ], "members of a Manichean sect that flourished in S France from the 11th to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albinoni",1,1,1 ], "1671-1750, Italian composer and violinist| He wrote concertos and over 50" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albinoni",1,1,1 ], "operas" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albinus",1,1,1 ], "another name for Alcuin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albion",1,1,1 ], "Britain or England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albniz",1,1,1 ], "1860-1909, Spanish composer noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albniz",1,1,1 ], "such as the suite" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alboin",1,1,1 ], "died 573 a|d|, king of the Lombards (565-73); conqueror of N Italy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albuquerque",1,1,1 ], "a city in central New Mexico, on the Rio Grande| Pop|: 243,751 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albuquerque",2,1,1 ], "1453-1515, Portuguese navigator, who established Portuguese colonies in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albuquerque",2,1,1 ], "East by conquering Goa, Ceylon, Malacca, and Ormuz" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Albury",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Australia, in S central New South Wales, on the Murray River:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Albury",1,1,1 ], "commercial centre of an agricultural region| Pop|: 32,250 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alb|",1,1,1 ], "Albania(n)| " ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcaeus",1,1,1 ], "7th century b|c|, Greek lyric poet who wrote hymns, love songs, and political" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcaeus",1,1,1 ], "odes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcaic",1,1,1 ], "four lines each with four feet" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcaic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a metre used by the poet Alcaeus, consisting of a strophe of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcaic",1,2,1 ], "verse written in the Alcaic form" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcan Highway",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Alaska Highway" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcatraz",1,1,1 ], "an island in W California, in San Francisco Bay: a federal prison until 1963" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcazar de San Juan",1,1,1 ], "26,963 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcazar de San Juan",1,1,1 ], "a town in S central Spain: associated with Cervantes and Don Quixote| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcestis",1,1,1 ], "but was rescued from Hades by Hercules" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcestis",1,1,1 ], "the wife of king Admetus of Thessaly| To save his life, she died in his place," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcibiades",1,1,1 ], "450-404 b|c|, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian war:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcibiades",1,1,1 ], "brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcibiades",1,1,1 ], "led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alcides",1,1,1 ], "another name for Hercules ,1" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcinous",1,1,1 ], "(in Homer''s Odyssey) a Phaeacian king at whose court the shipwrecked" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcinous",1,1,1 ], "Odysseus told of his wanderings" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcman",1,1,1 ], "7th century b|c|, Greek lyric poet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcmene",1,1,1 ], "Amphitryon" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcmene",1,1,1 ], "the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcock",1,1,1 ], "Sir John William| 1892-1919, English aviator who with A|W| Brown made the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcock",1,1,1 ], "first flight across the Atlantic (1919)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcoholics Anonymous",1,1,1 ], "alcoholism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcoholics Anonymous",1,1,1 ], "an association of alcoholics who try, esp| by mutual assistance, to overcome" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcoran",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Koran" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcott",1,1,1 ], "(1869)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcott",1,1,1 ], "1832-88, U|S| novelist, noted for her children's books, esp| Little Women" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcuin",1,1,1 ], "735-804 a|d|, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcuin",1,1,1 ], "Charlemagne" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcyone",1,1,1 ], "husband's death| She was transformed into a kingfisher" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alcyone",1,1,1 ], "the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcyone",1,1,2 ], "one of the Pleiades" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alcyone",2,1,1 ], "the brightest star in the Pleiades, located in the constellation Taurus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldabra",1,1,1 ], "Territory (1965-76); now adminstratively part of the Seychelles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldabra",1,1,1 ], "an island group in the Indian Ocean: part of the British Indian Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldan",1,1,1 ], "Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River| Length: about 2700 km (1700" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldan",1,1,1 ], "a river in the Soviet Union in the SE Yakut ASSR, rising in the Aldan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldan",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aldebaran",1,1,1 ], "a binary star, one component of which is a red giant, the brightest star in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldebaran",1,1,1 ], "magnitude: l|06; spectral type: K5; distance: 55 light years" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aldebaran",1,1,1 ], "the constellation Taurus| It is situated close to the star cluster Hyades| Visual" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldermaston",1,1,1 ], "Weapons Research Establishment and starting point of the Aldermaston marches (1958-63)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldermaston",1,1,1 ], "a village in S England, in Berkshire southwest of Reading: site of the Atomic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldermaston",1,1,1 ], "organized by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alderney",1,1,1 ], "coast by a dangerous tidal channel (the Race of Alderney)|Pop|: 1686 (1971)| Area: 8" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alderney",1,1,1 ], "one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel: separated from the French" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alderney",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (3 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aldershot",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldershot",1,1,1 ], "a town in S England, in Hampshire: site of a large military camp| Pop|: 33,311" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldine",1,1,1 ], "relating to Aldus Manutius or to his editions of the classics" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldine",1,2,1 ], "a book printed by the Aldine press" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldine",1,2,2 ], "any of the several typefaces designed by Aldus Manutius" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldis lamp",1,1,1 ], "a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldridge-Brownhills",1,1,1 ], "a town in central England, in N West Midlands: formed by the amalgamation of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldridge-Brownhills",1,1,1 ], "neighbouring towns in 1966; coalmining| Pop|: 88,475 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aldus Manutius",1,1,1 ], "1450-1515, Italian printer, noted for his fine editions of the classics| He" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aldus Manutius",1,1,1 ], "introduced italic type" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ald|",1,1,1 ], "Alderman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alecto",1,1,1 ], "one of the three Furies; the others are Megaera and Tisiphore" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alekhine" ,1, 1, 1],"1892-1946, Russian chess player who lived in France; world champion",1). c_DEF([ "Aleksandropol",1,1,1 ], "the former name (from 1837 until after the Revolution) of Leninakan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleksandrovsk",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1921) of Zaporozhye" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alem" ,1, 1, 1],"1547-1614, Spanish novelist, author of the picaresque novel",1). c_DEF([ "Alem" ,1, 1, 2],"an de Alfarache",1). c_DEF([ "Alemanni",1,1,1 ], "a West Germanic people who settled in the 4th century a|d| between the Rhine," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alemanni",1,1,1 ], "the Main, and the Danube" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,1,1,1 ], "Germany" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,1,1,1 ], "the group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and SW" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,1,1,2 ], "developed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,1,1,2 ], "the language of the ancient Alemanni, from which these modern dialects have" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,2,1 ], "descended from it" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alemannic",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the Alemanni, their speech, or the High German dialects" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alembert" ,1, 1, 1],"1717-83, French mathematician, physicist, and rationalist philosopher, noted",1). c_DEF([ "Alembert" ,1, 1, 1],"for his contribution to Newtonian physics in",2). c_DEF([ "Alembert" ,1, 1, 2],"e de Dynamique",1). c_DEF([ "Alembert" ,1, 1, 3],"and for his collaboration with Diderot in editing the Encyclop''edie",1). c_DEF([ "Alencon lace",1,1,1 ], "an elaborate lace worked on a hexagonal mesh and used as a border, or a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alencon lace",1,1,1 ], "machine-made copy of this" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alencon",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre| Pop|: 34,666 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleppo gall",1,1,1 ], "a type of nutgall occurring in oaks in W Asia and E Europe" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleppo",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| French name: Alep (a!l$ep)| Arabic name: Haleb (h$a$:!l$eb)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aleppo",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in NW Syria: industrial and commercial centre| Pop|: 639,428" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alessandria",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont| Pop|: 103,474 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleut",1,1,1 ], "a member of a people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and SW Alaska, related to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleut",1,1,1 ], "the Eskimos" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aleut",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, related to Eskimo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleutian Islands",1,1,1 ], "Peninsula between the N Pacific and the Bering Sea" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aleutian Islands",1,1,1 ], "a chain of over 150 volcanic islands, extending southwestwards from the Alaska" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleutian",1,1,1 ], "language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aleutian",1,1,1 ], "of, denoting, or relating to the Aleutian Islands, the Aleuts, or their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aleutian",1,2,1 ], "another word for Aleut" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "a group of over 1000 islands along the coast of SE Alaska" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander I Island",1,1,1 ], "Length: about 378 km (235 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander I Island",1,1,1 ], "an island of Antarctica, west of Palmer Land, in the Bellingshausen Sea|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander I",1,1,1 ], "1080-1124, king of Scotland (1107-24), son of Malcolm III" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander I",1,1,2 ], "1777-1825, tsar of Russia (1801-25), who helped defeat Napoleon and formed the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander I",1,1,2 ], "Holy Alliance (1815)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander II",1,1,1 ], "1198-1249, king of Scotland (1214-49), son of William I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander II",1,1,2 ], "1818-81, tsar of Russia (1855-81), son of Nicholas I, who emancipated the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander II",1,1,2 ], "serfs (1861)| He was assassinated by the Nihilists" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander III",1,1,1 ], "1241-86, king of Scotland (1249-86), son of Alexander II" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander III",1,1,2 ], "excommunicated Barbarossa" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander III",1,1,2 ], "original name Orlando Bandinelli| died 1181, pope (1159-81), who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander III",1,1,3 ], "1845-94, tsar of Russia (1881-94), son of Alexander II" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander Nevski",1,1,1 ], "1220-63, Russian prince and military leader, who defeated the Swedes at the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander Nevski",1,1,1 ], "River Neva (1240) and the Teutonic knights at Lake Peipus (1242)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander VI",1,1,1 ], "Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he is said to have committed incest" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander VI",1,1,1 ], "extravagance and immorality as well as for his patronage of the arts; father of Cesare and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander VI",1,1,1 ], "original name Rodrigo Borgia| 1431-1503, pope (1492-1503): noted for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander the Great",1,1,1 ], "356-323 b|c|, king of Macedon, who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander the Great",1,1,1 ], "the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander",1,1,1 ], "Earl Alexander of Tunis| 1891-1969, British field marshal in World War II, who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander",1,1,1 ], "Sicily and Italy (1944-45); governor general of Canada (1946-52); British minister of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander",1,1,1 ], "defence (1952-54)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Alexander",1,1,1 ], "organized the retreat from Dunkirk and commanded the victories of North Africa (1943) and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandra",1,1,1 ], "1844-1925, queen consort of Edward VII of England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandretta",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Iskenderun" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandria",1,1,1 ], "Iskandariyah" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandria",1,1,1 ], "founded by Alexander the Great (332 b|c|)|Pop|: 2,259,000 (1974 est|)| Arabic name: El" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandria",1,1,1 ], "the chief port of Egypt, on the Nile Delta: cultural centre of ancient times," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Alexandria in Egypt" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to Alexander the Great" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,3 ], "flourished in Alexandria in the last three centuries b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,3 ], "relating to the Hellenistic philosophical, literary, and scientific ideas that" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,4 ], "(of writers, literary works, etc|) erudite and imitative rather than original" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,1,4 ], "or creative" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrian",1,2,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Alexandria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrine",1,1,1 ], "a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrine",1,1,1 ], "foot" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandrine",1,2,1 ], "of, characterized by, or written in Alexandrines" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandropolis",1,1,1 ], "a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace| Pop|: 22,995 (1971)| Former name (until the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexandropolis",1,1,1 ], "end of World War I): Dedeagach" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alexis Mikhailovich",1,1,1 ], "1629-76, tsar of Russia (1645-76); father of Peter the Great" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alexius I Comnenus",1,1,1 ], "1048-1118, ruler of the Byzantine Empire (1081-1118)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alfieri",1,1,1 ], "Count Vittorio (vit!t@$$:rjo)| 1749-1803, Italian dramatist and poet, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alfieri",1,1,1 ], "for his classical tragedies and political satires" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alfonso XIII",1,1,1 ], "1886-1941, king of Spain (1886-1931), who was forced to abdicate on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alfonso XIII",1,1,1 ], "establishment of the republic in 1931" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alfred the Great",1,1,1 ], "849-99, king of Wessex (871-99) and overlord of England, who defeated the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alfred the Great",1,1,1 ], "Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alfric",1,1,1 ], "called Grammaticus| 955-1020, English abbot, writer, and grammarian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algeciras",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort in SW Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar: scene of a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algeciras",1,1,1 ], "conference of the Great Powers in 1906| Pop|: 81,662 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alger",1,1,1 ], "(1867)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alger",1,1,1 ], "1834-99, U|S| author of adventure stories for boys, including Ragged Dick" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "Currency: dinar| Capital: Algiers| Pop|: 14,431,000 (1973 est|)| Area: about 2,382,800" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "after more than a century of French rule; consists chiefly of the N Sahara Desert," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "gas| Official language: Arabic; French also widely spoken| Religion: Muslim|" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (920,000 sq| miles)| French name: Algerie (al#fe!ri)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Algeria",1,1,1 ], "with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Algiers",1,1,1 ], "(al!#fe)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Algiers",1,1,1 ], "centre of piracy| Pop|: 903,533 (1966)| Arabic name: Al-Jezair | French name: Alger" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algiers",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; up to 1830 a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algol",1,1,1 ], "magnitude: 2|2-3|5; period: 68|8 hours; spectral type (brighter component): B8" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algol",1,1,1 ], "the second brightest star in Perseus, the first known eclipsing binary| Visual" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonkian",1,2,1 ], "an obsolete term for Proterozoic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonkian",1,2,2 ], "a variant spelling of Algonquian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,1,1 ], "a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,1,1 ], "including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,1,1 ], "stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,1,2 ], "a member of any of the North American Indian peoples that speak one of these" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,1,2 ], "languages" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquian",1,2,1 ], "denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin Park",1,1,1 ], "7100 sq| km (2741 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin Park",1,1,1 ], "a provincial park in S Canada, in E Ontario, containing over 1200 lakes| Area:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin",1,1,1 ], "Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin",1,1,1 ], "a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, a dialect of Ojibwa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Algonquin",1,3,1 ], "a variant spelling of Algonquian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alg|",1,1,1 ], "Algeria(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alhambra",1,1,1 ], "a citadel and palace in Granada built for the Moorish kings during the 13th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alhambra",1,1,1 ], "and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ali Baba",1,1,1 ], "(in The Arabian Nights'' Entertainments) a poor woodcutter who discovers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ali Baba",1,1,1 ], "that the magic words open sesame will open the doors of the cave containing the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ali Baba",1,1,1 ], "treasure of the Forty Thieves" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ali Pasha",1,1,1 ], "(1787-1820), who was deposed and assassinated after intriguing against Turkey" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ali Pasha",1,1,1 ], "called the Lion of Janina| 1741-1822, Turkish pasha and ruler of Albania" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ali",1,1,1 ], "600-661 a|d|, fourth caliph of Islam (656-61 a|d|), considered the first" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ali",1,1,1 ], "caliph by the Shiites: cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ali",1,1,2 ], "Mehemet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alicante",1,1,1 ], "a port in SE Spain: commercial centre| Pop|: 184,716 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alice Springs",1,1,1 ], "a town in Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alice Springs",1,1,1 ], "capital of the former territory of Central Australia| Pop|: 13,400 (1975 est|)| Former" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alice Springs",1,1,1 ], "name (until 1931): Stuart" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alice-in-Wonderland",1,1,1 ], "fantastic; irrational" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aligarh",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 252,314 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aligarh",1,1,1 ], "a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alkmaar",1,1,1 ], "a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland| Pop|: 60,375 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alkoran",1,1,1 ], "a less common name for the Koran" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "All Black",1,1,1 ], "a member of the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "All Fools' Day",1,1,1 ], "another name for April Fools' Day (see April fool)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "All Saints' Day",1,1,1 ], "a Christian festival celebrated on Nov| 1 to honour all the saints" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "All Souls' Day",1,1,1 ], "a day of prayer (Nov| 2) for the dead in purgatory" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allah",1,1,1 ], "the principal Muslim name for God; the one Supreme Being" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allahabad",1,1,1 ], "Jumna Rivers: Hindu pilgrimage centre| Pop|: 490,622 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allahabad",1,1,1 ], "a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh at the confluence of the Ganges and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allan-a-Dale",1,1,1 ], "(in English balladry) a member of Robin Hood's band who saved his sweetheart" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allan-a-Dale",1,1,1 ], "from an enforced marriage and married her himself" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allegheny Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: part" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allegheny Mountains",1,1,1 ], "of the Appalachian system; rising from 600 m (2000 ft|) to over 1440 m (4800 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 1],"1738-89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green",1). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 1],"Mountain Boys of Vermont",2). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 2],"Woody",1). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 3],"original name Allen Stewart Konigsberg",1). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 4],"Bananas (1971), Play it again, Sam (1973), Sleeper (1973), and Annie Hall (1977), which",2). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 4],"born 1935, U|S| film comedian, screenwriter, and director: his films include",1). c_DEF([ "Allen" ,2, 1, 4],"he also directed",3). c_DEF([ "Allen",1,1,1 ], "10 sq| km (3|75 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allen",1,1,1 ], "Bog of| a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin| Area: over" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allen",1,1,2 ], "Lough| a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allenby",1,1,1 ], "1st Viscount Allenby| 1861-1936, British field marshal who commanded British" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allenby",1,1,1 ], "forces in Palestine in World War I; high commissioner in Egypt (1919-25)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allende",1,1,1 ], "1908-73, Chilean Marxist politician; president of Chile from 1970 until 1973," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allende",1,1,1 ], "when the army seized power and he was killed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allentown",1,1,1 ], "a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh River| Pop|: 108,655 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alleppey",1,1,1 ], "a port in S India, in Kerala on the Malabar Coast| Pop|: 160,166 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allhallows",1,1,1 ], "a less common term for All Saints' Day" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allhallows",1,1,2 ], "Allhallows Eve| a less common name for Halloween" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allhallowtide",1,1,1 ], "the season of All Saints' Day (Allhallows)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allied",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Allies" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allier",1,1,1 ], "386,489 (1975)| Area: 7382 sq| km (2879 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allier",1,1,1 ], "a department of central France, in Auvergne region| Capital: Moulins| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allier",1,1,2 ], "Loire| Length: over 403 km (250 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allier",1,1,2 ], "a river in S central France, rising in the Cevennes and flowing north to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allies",1,1,1 ], "(in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allies",1,1,1 ], "Britain) together with the nations allied with them" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Allies",1,1,2 ], "(in World War II) the countries that fought against the Axis and Japan| The" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Allies",1,1,2 ], "Union, France, and Poland" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Allies",1,1,2 ], "main Allied powers were Britain and the Commonwealth countries, the U|S|, the Soviet" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alloa",1,1,1 ], "a town in E central Scotland, in Fife region| Pop|: 14,110 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alloway",1,1,1 ], "a village in Scotland, south of Ayr: birthplace of Robert Burns" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alma-Ata",1,1,1 ], "(1975 est|)| Former name (until 1927): Verny" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alma-Ata",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Soviet Union, the capital of the Kazakh SSR| Pop|: 836,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alma-Tadema",1,1,1 ], "Sir Lawrence| 1836-1912, Dutch-English painter of studies of Greek and Roman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alma-Tadema",1,1,1 ], "life" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Almad",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Almad",1,1,1 ], "a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times| Pop|: 10,910" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almada",1,1,1 ], "Lisbon: statue of Christ 110 m (360 ft|) high, erected 1959| Pop|: 108,150 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Almada",1,1,1 ], "a city in S central Portugal, on the S bank of the Tagus estuary opposite" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almagest",1,1,1 ], "a work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy in the 2nd century a|d| containing a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almagest",1,1,1 ], "description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Almagest",1,1,2 ], "any of various similar medieval treatises on astrology, astronomy, or alchemy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almelo",1,1,1 ], "a city in the E Netherlands, in Overijssel province| Pop|: 59,821 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almera",1,1,1 ], "a port in S Spain| Pop|: 114,510 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almighty",1,1,1 ], "another name for God" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almohade",1,1,1 ], "Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Almohade",1,1,1 ], "Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Almohade",1,1,1 ], "a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almoravide",1,1,1 ], "a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Almoravide",1,1,1 ], "an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century a|d" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alnico",1,1,1 ], "an alloy of aluminium, nickel, and cobalt, used to make permanent magnets" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alost",1,1,1 ], "Flemish name: Aalst" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alost",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Belgium, in East Flanders province| Pop|: 46,659 (1970)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpes Maritimes",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Nice| Pop|: 823,731 (1975)| Area: 4298 sq| km (1676 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alpes Maritimes",1,1,1 ], "a department of the SE corner of France in Provence-Cote-d'Azur region|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpes-de-Haute-Provence",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 115,697 (1975)| Area: 6988 sq| km (2725 sq| miles)| Former name: Basses-Alpes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alpes-de-Haute-Provence",1,1,1 ], "a department of SE France in Provence-Cote-d'Azur region| Capital: Digne|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpha Centauri",1,1,1 ], "(A), K1 (B); distance from earth: 4|3 light years" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alpha Centauri",1,1,1 ], "a binary star that is the brightest in the constellation Centaurus and is the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpha Centauri",1,1,1 ], "second nearest star to the sun| Visual magnitude: 0|0 (A), 1|4 (B); spectral type: G4" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alpha",1,1,1 ], "usually the brightest star in a constellation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpheus",1,1,1 ], "a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa| She changed into a spring to evade" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpheus",1,1,1 ], "him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alphonsus",1,1,1 ], "a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 kilometres in diameter, in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alphonsus",1,1,1 ], "which volcanic activity has been observed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alpine",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Alps or their inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alpine",1,1,2 ], "during which the Alps were formed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alpine",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the Tertiary period" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alps",1,1,1 ], "Austria to NW Yugoslavia| Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15,771 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alps",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in S central Europe, extending over 1000 km (650 miles) from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alps",1,1,1 ], "the Mediterranean coast of France and NW Italy through Switzerland, N Italy, and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alps",1,1,2 ], "a range of mountains in the NW quadrant of the moon, which is cut in two by a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alps",1,1,2 ], "straight fracture, the Alpine Valley" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace",1,1,1 ], "Alsatia|German name: Elsass" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace",1,1,1 ], "a region and former province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace",1,1,1 ], "the Rhine: famous for its wines| Area: 8296 sq| km (3203 sq| miles)| Ancient name:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace-Lorraine",1,1,1 ], "an area of NE France, comprising the modern regions of Alsace and Lorraine:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace-Lorraine",1,1,1 ], "name: Elsass-Lothringen" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alsace-Lorraine",1,1,1 ], "under German rule 1871-1919 and 1940-44| Area: 14,522 sq| km (5607 sq| miles)| German" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatia",1,1,1 ], "the ancient name for Alsace" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatia",1,1,2 ], "an area around Whitefriars, London, in the 17th century, which was a sanctuary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatia",1,1,2 ], "for criminals and debtors" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,1,1 ], "a large wolflike breed of dog often used as a guard or guide dog and by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,1,1 ], "police| U|S| name: German shepherd" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,1,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of Alsace" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,1,3 ], "(in the 17th century) a criminal or debtor who took refuge in the Whitefriars" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,1,3 ], "area of London" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alsatian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Alsace or its inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altai Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Union| Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14,783 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Altai Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and the S Soviet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altaic",1,1,1 ], "Mongolic, and Tungusic branches or subfamilies" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Altaic",1,1,1 ], "a family of languages of Asia and SE Europe, consisting of the Turkic," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altaic",1,2,1 ], "denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altair",1,1,1 ], "spectral type: A5; distance: 15|7 light years" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Altair",1,1,1 ], "the brightest star in the constellation Aquilla| Visual magnitude: 0|9;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altamira",1,1,1 ], "a cave in N Spain, SW of Santander, noted for Old Stone Age wall drawings" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alta|",1,1,1 ], "Alberta" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altdorf",1,1,1 ], "Tell legend| Pop: 8647 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Altdorf",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Switzerland, capital of Uri canton: setting of the William" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altdorfer",1,1,1 ], "1480-1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altdorfer",1,1,1 ], "painters" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Althing",1,1,1 ], "the bicameral parliament of Iceland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altiplano",1,1,1 ], "Peru: contains Lake Titicaca| Height: 3000 m (10,000 ft|) to 3900 m (13,000 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Altiplano",1,1,1 ], "a plateau of the Andes, covering two thirds of Bolivia and extending into S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altona",1,1,1 ], "a port in N West Germany: part of Hamburg since 1937" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Altrincham",1,1,1 ], "a residential town in NW England, in Greater Manchester| Pop|: 40,752 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alundum",1,1,1 ], "a hard material composed of fused alumina, used as an abrasive and a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alundum",1,1,1 ], "refractory" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Alva",1,1,1 ], "Portugal (1580)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Alva",1,1,1 ], "title of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo| 1508-82, Spanish general and statesman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Alva",1,1,1 ], "who suppressed the Protestant revolt in the Netherlands (1567-72) and conquered" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Am",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Amen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Am",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for americium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amagasaki",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in Japan, in W Honshu, on Osaka Bay| Pop|: 537,781 (1974" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amagasaki",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amalekite",1,1,1 ], "a member of a nomadic tribe descended from Esau (Genesis 36:12), dwelling in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amalekite",1,1,1 ], "defeated by Saul and destroyed by David (I Samuel 15-30)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amalekite",1,1,1 ], "the desert between Sinai and Canaan and hostile to the Israelites: they were" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amalthea",1,1,1,1 ], "a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goat's milk" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amalthea",1,1,1,2 ], "the goat itself" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amap",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| Area: 143,716 sq| km (55,489 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amap",1,1,1 ], "a territory of N Brazil, on the Amazon delta| Capital: Macapa| Pop|: 114,359" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amarillo",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in NW Texas| Pop|: 129,808 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amaryllis",1,1,1 ], "(in pastoral poetry) a name for a shepherdess or country girl" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amati",1,1,1 ], "a family of Italian violin makers, active in Cremona in the 16th and 17th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amati",1,1,1 ], "centuries, esp| Nicolo (niko!l@$), 1596-1684, who taught Guarneri and Stradivari" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amati",1,1,2 ], "a violin or other stringed instrument made by any member of this family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",1,1,1 ], "one of a race of women warriors of Scythia near the Black Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",1,1,2 ], "one of a legendary tribe of female warriors of South America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",1,1,3 ], "any tall, strong, or aggressive woman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",2,1,1 ], "5,827,500 sq| km (2,250,000 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",2,1,1 ], "a river in South America, rising in the Peruvian Andes and flowing east" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",2,1,1 ], "for 3700 km (2300 miles)| Length: over 6440 km (4000 miles)| Area of basin: over" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amazon",2,1,1 ], "through N Brazil to the Atlantic: in volume, the largest river in the world; navigable" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amazonas",1,1,1 ], "a state of W Brazil, consisting of the central Amazon basin: vast areas of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amazonas",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (595,474 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amazonas",1,1,1 ], "unexplored tropical rain-forest| Capital: Manaus| Pop|: 955,235 (1970)| Area: 1,542,277" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ambala",1,1,1 ], "Indian civilization| Pop|: 102,493 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ambala",1,1,1 ], "a city in N India, in Haryana: site of archaeological remains of a prehistoric" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amboina",1,1,1 ], "(386 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amboina",1,1,1 ], "an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas| Capital: Amboina| Area: 1000 sq| km" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amboina",1,1,2 ], "a port in the Moluccas, the capital of Amboina Island" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amboise",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amboise",1,1,1 ], "residence| Pop|: 8000 (1968 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ambrose",1,1,1 ], "340-397 a|d|, bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ambrose",1,1,1 ], "Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns| Feast day: Dec| 7" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amen",1,1,1 ], "a local Theban god, having a ram's head and symbolizing life and fertility," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amen",1,1,1 ], "identified by the Egyptians with the national deity Amen-Ra" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amen-Ra",1,1,1 ], "the sun-god; the principle deity during the period of Theban hegemony" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amenhotep III",1,1,1 ], "Greek name Amenophis|1411-1375 b|c|, Egyptian pharaoh who expanded Egypt's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amenhotep III",1,1,1 ], "influence by peaceful diplomacy and erected many famous buildings" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amenhotep IV",1,1,1 ], "the original name of Akhenaten" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "America",1,1,1 ], "short for the United States of America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "America",1,1,2 ], "the American continent, including North, South, and Central America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "America's Cup",1,1,1 ], "an international yachting trophy, first won by the schooner America in 1851" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "America's Cup",1,1,1 ], "and since then held as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Beauty",1,1,1 ], "a variety of hybrid perennial rose bearing large long-stemmed purplish-red" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Beauty",1,1,1 ], "flowers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Expeditionary Forces",1,1,1 ], "the troops sent to Europe by the U|S| during World War I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Federation of Labor",1,1,1 ], "amalgamated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Federation of Labor",1,1,1 ], "the first permanent national labour movement in America, founded in 1886| It" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Indian Movement",1,1,1 ], "a militant movement or grouping of American Indians, organized in 1968 to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Indian Movement",1,1,1 ], "combat discrimination, injustice, etc" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Indian",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, or South America," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Indian",1,1,1 ], "having Mongoloid affinities, notably straight black hair and a yellow to brown skin" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Indian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to any of these peoples, their languages, or their cultures" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Revolution",1,1,1 ], "the usual U|S| term for War of American Independence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Samoa",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| Area: 197 sq| km (76 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American Samoa",1,1,1 ], "the part of Samoa administered by the U|S| Capital: Pago Pago| Pop|: 27,769" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Standard Version",1,1,1 ], "a revised version of the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American Standard Version",1,1,1 ], "published by a committee of American scholars in 1901" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American aloe",1,1,1 ], "another name for century plant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American chameleon",1,1,1 ], "another name for anole" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American cheese",1,1,1 ], "a type of smooth hard white or yellow cheese similar to a mild Cheddar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American cloth",1,1,1 ], "a glazed or waterproofed cotton cloth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American eagle",1,1,1 ], "U|S" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American eagle",1,1,1 ], "another name for bald eagle, esp| when depicted as the national emblem of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American football",1,1,1 ], "a team game similar to rugby, with 11 players on each side| Forward passing is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American football",1,1,1 ], "allowed and planned strategies and formations for play are decided during the course of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American football",1,1,1 ], "the game" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "American football",1,1,2 ], "the oval-shaped inflated ball used in this game" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American plan",1,1,1 ], "a hotel rate in which the charge includes meals" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American trypanosomiasis",1,1,1 ], "another name for Chagas' disease" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,1,1 ], "of English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the United States of America, its inhabitants, or their form" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to the American continent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,1,3 ], "of or relating to the American Indians" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,2,1 ], "a native or citizen of the U|S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,2,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of any country of North, Central, or South America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "American",1,2,3 ], "the English language as spoken or written in the United States" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Americana",1,1,1 ], "objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc|, relating to America, esp| in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Americana",1,1,1 ], "the form of a collection" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Americanism",1,1,1 ], "a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Americanism",1,1,1 ], "the United States, its people, or their culture" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Americanism",1,1,2 ], "loyalty to the United States, its people, customs, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Americanist",1,1,1 ], "a person who studies some aspect of America, such as its history or languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Americanize",1,1,1 ], "to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amerindian" ,1, 2, 1],"another word for American Indian",1). c_DEF([ "Amersfoort",1,1,1 ], "a town in the central Netherlands, in E Utrecht province| Pop|: 79,876 (1973" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amersfoort",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amer|",1,1,1 ], "America(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amfortas",1,1,1 ], "(in medieval legend) the leader of the knights of the Holy Grail" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amhara",1,1,1 ], "a province of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom| Capital: Goudar| Area: 197,448" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amhara",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (76,235 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amhara",1,1,2 ], "an inhabitant of the former kingdom of Amhara" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amharic",1,1,1 ], "the Afro-Asiatic family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amharic",1,1,1 ], "the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amharic",1,2,1 ], "denoting or relating to this language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amherst",1,1,1 ], "(1758-60): governor general of British North America (1761-63)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amherst",1,1,1 ], "1st Baron Amherst| 1717-97, British general who defeated the French in Canada" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amidol",1,1,1 ], "a grey to colourless soluble crystalline solid that is used as a photographic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amidol",1,1,1 ], "developer; 2,4-diaminophenol dihydrochloride| Formula: C6H3(NH\2)2(OH)|2HCl" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amiens",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 135,992 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amiens",1,1,1 ], "a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amin",1,1,1 ], "the official name for (Lake)Edward" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amin",2,1,1 ], "born 1925, Ugandan soldier dictator and head of state since 1971" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amis",1,1,1 ], "Jim (1954)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amis",1,1,1 ], "born 1922, English novelist and poet, noted esp| for his satirical novel Lucky" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amish",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a U|S| Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amish",1,2,1 ], "the Amish people" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amman",1,1,1 ], "Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century b|c| Pop|: 598,000 (1974 est|)| Ancient" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amman",1,1,1 ], "names: Rabbath Ammon, Philadelphia" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amman",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ammon",1,1,1 ], "the ancestor of the Ammonites" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ammon",2,1,1 ], "Zeus and by the Romans with Jupiter" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ammon",2,1,1 ], "the classical name of the Egyptian god Amen, identified by the Greeks with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ammonites",1,1,1 ], "Israelites" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ammonites",1,1,1 ], "a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan: a persistent enemy of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amon",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Amen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amos",1,1,1 ], "a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century b|c" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amos",1,1,2 ], "the book containing his oracles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amoy",1,1,1 ], "(1842)| Pop|: 224,300 (1953)| Modern Chinese name: Hsia-men" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amoy",1,1,1 ], "Chiu-lung River opposite Taiwan: one of the first treaty ports opened to European trade" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amoy",1,1,1 ], "a port in SE China, in Fukien province on Amoy Island, at the mouth of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amoy",1,1,2 ], "the dialect of Chinese spoken in Amoy, Taiwan, and elsewhere: a Min dialect" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amp",1,1,1 ], "1775-1836, French physicist and mathematician, who made major discoveries in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amp",1,1,1 ], "the fields of magnetism and electricity" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amphitrite",1,1,1 ], "a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amphitryon",1,1,1 ], "the grandson of Perseus and husband of Alcmene" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amravati",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| Former name: Amraoti " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amravati",1,1,1 ], "a town in central India, in NE Maharashtra: cotton centre| Pop|: 193,636" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amritsar",1,1,1 ], "407,628 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amritsar",1,1,1 ], "a city in India, in NW Punjab: centre of the Sikh religion; site of a massacre" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amritsar",1,1,1 ], "in 1919 of unarmed supporters of Indian self-government by British troops| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amsterdam",1,1,1 ], "islands within a network of canals| Pop|: 764 382 (1974 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amsterdam",1,1,1 ], "on the IJsselmeer, connected with the North Sea by canal: built on about 100" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amsterdam",1,1,1 ], "the commercial capital of the Netherlands, a major industrial centre and port" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amu Darya",1,1,1 ], "(1500 miles)| Ancient name: Oxus" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Amu Darya",1,1,1 ], "a river in central Asia, rising in the Pamirs and flowing northwest through" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amu Darya",1,1,1 ], "forms much of the boundary between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union| Length: 2400 km" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amu Darya",1,1,1 ], "the Hindu Kush and across Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to its delta in the Aral Sea:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amundsen Sea",1,1,1 ], "a part of the South Pacific Ocean, in Antarctica off Byrd Land" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amundsen",1,1,1 ], "1872-1928, Norwegian explorer and navigator, who was the first man to reach" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amundsen",1,1,1 ], "the South Pole (1911)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amur",1,1,1 ], "Soviet Union| Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Amur",1,1,1 ], "a river in NE Asia, rising in N Mongolia as the Argun and flowing southeast," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Amur",1,1,1 ], "then northeast to the Sea of Okhotsk: forms the boundary between Manchuria and the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Amytal",1,1,1 ], "a crystalline compound used as a sedative and hypnotic; amobarbital" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Am|",1,1,1 ], "America(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Am|M|I|E|E|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Associate Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers",1). c_DEF([ "An",1,1,1 ], "the Sumerian sky god| Babylonian counterpart: Anu" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "An",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for actinon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of various 16th-century Protestant movements that rejected" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,1,1 ], "communism" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,1,1 ], "infant baptism, insisted that adults be rebaptized, and sought to establish Christian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,1,2 ], "a member of a later Protestant sect holding the same doctrines, esp| with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,1,2 ], "regard to baptism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anabaptist",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to these movements or sects or their doctrines" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anacreon",1,1,1 ], "572-488 b|c|, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anacreon",1,1,1 ], "wine" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anacreontic" ,1, 1, 1],"n$D",1). c_DEF([ "Anacreontic" ,1, 1, 2],"in the manner of Anacreon",1). c_DEF([ "Anacreontic" ,1, 1, 3],"(of verse) in praise of love or wine; amatory or convivial",1). c_DEF([ "Anacreontic" ,1, 2, 1],"an Anacreontic poem",1). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 7703 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,1 ], "a town in the Soviet Union, in NE Siberia at the mouth of the Anadyr River|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,2 ], "a mountain range in the Soviet Union, in NE Siberia, rising over 1500 m (5000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,2 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,3 ], "a river in the Soviet Union, rising in mountains on the Arctic Circle, south" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,3 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,3 ], "of the Anadyr Range, and flowing east to the Gulf of Anadyr| Length: 725 km (450" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anadyr",1,1,4 ], "Gulf of| an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of the NE Soviet Union" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anaheim",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW California: site of Disneyland| Pop|: 186,842 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anam",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Annam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anambra",1,1,1 ], "Enugu| Pop|: 2,469,000 (1976 est|)| Area: 21,189 sq| km (8179 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anambra",1,1,1 ], "a state of S Nigeria, formed in 1976 from part of East-Central State| Capital:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ananias",1,1,1 ], "a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ananias",1,1,2 ], "a liar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anapurna",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Annapurna" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anastasia",1,1,1 ], "1901-1918, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anastasia",1,1,1 ], "Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolia",1,1,1 ], "Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolia",1,1,1 ], "the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolia",1,1,1 ], "the interior| Historical name: Asia Minor" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Anatolia or its inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolian",1,1,2 ], "denoting, belonging to, or relating to an ancient family of languages related" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolian",1,1,2 ], "to the Indo-European family and including Hittite" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolian",1,2,1 ], "this family of languages, sometimes regarded as a branch of Indo-European" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anatolian",1,2,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of Anatolia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anaxagoras",1,1,1 ], "500-428 b|c|, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anaxagoras",1,1,1 ], "of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anaximander",1,1,1 ], "611-547 b|c|, Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who believed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anaximander",1,1,1 ], "the first principle of the world to be the Infinite" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anaximenes",1,1,1 ], "6th century b|c|, Greek philosopher who believed air to be the primary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anaximenes",1,1,1 ], "substance" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anchises",1,1,1 ], "a Trojan prince and father of Aeneas| In the Aeneid, he is rescued by his son" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anchises",1,1,1 ], "at the fall of Troy and dies in Sicily" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anchorage",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 48,029 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anchorage",1,1,1 ], "the largest city in Alaska, a port in the south, at the head of Cook Inlet|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ancient Greek",1,1,1 ], "dialect areas of which were Aeolic, Arcadic, Doric, and Ionic (including Attic)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ancient Greek",1,1,1 ], "the Greek language from the earliest records to about 300 b|c|, the chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ancient of Days",1,1,1 ], "God (Daniel 7:9)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ancohuma",1,1,1 ], "one of the two peaks of (Mount)Sorata" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ancona",1,1,1 ], "a port in Central Italy, on the Adriatic, capital of the Marches region:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ancona",1,1,1 ], "founded by Greeks from Syracuse in about 390 b|c|Pop|: 107,213 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andalusia",1,1,1 ], "87,280 sq| km (33,700 sq| miles)| Spanish name: Andalucia " ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Andalusia",1,1,1 ], "Morena in the north, the Sierra Nevada in the southeast, and the Guadalquivir River" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andalusia",1,1,1 ], "a region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with the Sierra" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andalusia",1,1,1 ], "flowing over fertile lands between them; a centre of Moorish civilization| Area: about" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman Islands",1,1,1 ], "Andaman and Nicobar Islands| Area: 6475 sq| km (2500 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the E Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian territory of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman Sea",1,1,1 ], "Malay Peninsula" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman Sea",1,1,1 ], "part of the Bay of Bengal, between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands",1,1,1 ], "200 islands| Capital: Port Blair| Pop|: 115,133 (1971)| Area: 8140 sq| km (3143 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands",1,1,1 ], "a territory of India, in the E Bay of Bengal, consisting of two groups of over" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Andean",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or resembling the Andes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderlecht",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels| Pop|: 103,796 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andersen",1,1,1 ], "1805-75, Danish author of fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Tin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andersen",1,1,1 ], "Soldier, and The Snow Queen" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",1,1,1 ], "(360 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",1,1,1 ], "Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea| Length: about 580 km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",1,1,1 ], "a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,1 ], "Carl David| born 1905, U|S| physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,1 ], "rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,2 ], "Elizabeth Garrett| 1836-1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,2 ], "the admission of women to the professions" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,3 ], "Marian| born 1902, U|S| contralto, the first Negro permanent member of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderson",2,1,3 ], "Metropolitan Opera Company, New York" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anderssen",1,1,1 ], "1818-79, German chess player: noted for the incisiveness of his combination" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anderssen",1,1,1 ], "play" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andes",1,1,1 ], "a major mountain system of South America, extending for about 7250 km (4500" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andes",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Andes",1,1,1 ], "miles) along the entire W coast, with several parallel ranges or cordilleras and many" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andes",1,1,1 ], "nitrates| Average height: 3900 m (13,000 ft|)| Highest peak: Aconcagua, 6850 m (22,835" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Andes",1,1,1 ], "volcanic peaks: rich in minerals, including gold, silver, copper, iron ore, and" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Andhra Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "274,540 sq| km (106,000 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Andhra Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "a state of SE India, on the Bay of Bengal: formed in 1953 from parts of Madras" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andhra Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "and Hyderabad states| Capital: Hyderabad| Pop|: 43,502,708 (1971)| Area: about" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andizhan",1,1,1 ], "6" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andizhan",1,1,1 ], "a city in the SW Soviet Union, in the E Uzbek SSR| Pop|: 215,000 (1975 est|)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra La Vella",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| French name: Andorre la Vieille (ad@$r la !vj$ej)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra La Vella",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Andorra, situated in the west of the principality| Pop|: 2000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 20,550 (1971)| Area: 453 sq| km (175 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "Roman Catholic| Currency: French franc and Spanish peseta| Capital: Andorra la Vella|" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "Spanish bishop of Urgel since 1278| Languages: Catalan, French, and Spanish| Religion:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous coprincipality in SW Europe, between France and Spain: according" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "fight the Moors; under the joint sovereignty of the president of France and the" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Andorra",1,1,1 ], "to tradition, given independence by Charlemagne in the 9th century for helping to" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andr",1,1,1 ], "1751-80, British major who was hanged as a spy for conspiring with Benedict" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andr",1,1,1 ], "Arnold during the War of American Independence" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andreanof Islands",1,1,1 ], "(1432 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andreanof Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska| Area: 3710 sq| km" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andreotti",1,1,1 ], "born 1919, Italian statesman prime minister of Italy (1972-73; since 1976)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrew",1,1,1 ], "Scotland| Feast day: Nov| 30" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andrew",1,1,1 ], "one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; the brother of Peter; patron saint of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrewes",1,1,1 ], "1555-1626, English bishop and theologian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrews",1,1,1 ], "1813-85, Irish physical chemist, noted for his work on the liquefaction of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrews",1,1,1 ], "gases" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Androcles",1,1,1 ], "(in Roman legend) a slave whose life was spared in the arena by a lion from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Androcles",1,1,1 ], "whose paw he had once extracted a thorn" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andromache",1,1,1 ], "the wife of Hector" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 2, 1],"Galaxy, a spiral galaxy 2|2 million light years away|An_nun_ci_a_tion",3). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 2, 1],"a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cassiopeia and Pegasus, the",1). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 2, 1],"three brightest stars being of the second magnitude| It contains the ,Andromeda",2). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 3, 1],"New Testament",1). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 3, 2],"(Luke 1:26-38)",2). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 3, 2],"the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary",1). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 3, 3],"Also called: Annunciation Day",1). c_DEF([ "Andromeda" ,2, 3, 4],"the festival commemorating this, held on March 25 (Lady Day)",1). c_DEF([ "Andromeda",1,1,1 ], "monster" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andromeda",1,1,1 ], "the daughter of Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who saved her from a sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andros",1,1,1 ], "an island in the Aegean Sea, the northernmost of the Cyclades: long famous for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andros",1,1,1 ], "wine| Capital: Andros| Pop|: 10,457 (1971)| Area: about 311 sq| km (120 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andros",1,1,2 ], "Area: 4144 sq| km (1600 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andros",1,1,2 ], "an island in the N West Indies, the largest of the Bahamas| Pop|: 8845 (1970)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrsy",1,1,1 ], "Count Gyula | 1823-90, Hungarian statesman; the first prime minister of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Andrsy",1,1,1 ], "Hungary under the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary (1867)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Andvari",1,1,1 ], "a dwarf who possessed a treasure hoard, which was robbed by Loki" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "And|",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Andorra" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aneto",1,1,1 ], "Pyrenees|Height: 3404 m (11,168 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aneto",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in N Spain, near the French border: the highest in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angara",1,1,1 ], "(1300 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Angara",1,1,1 ], "a river in the S Soviet Union, in Siberia, flowing from Lake Baikal north and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angara",1,1,1 ], "west to the Yenisei River: important for hydroelectric power| Length: about 2100 km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angarsk",1,1,1 ], "Irkutsk| Pop|: 228,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angarsk",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in the SE Soviet Union, in the southern RSFSR northwest of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angel Falls",1,1,1 ], "a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroni River| Height (probably the highest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angel Falls",1,1,1 ], "in the world): 979 m (3211 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angeleno",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angelic Doctor",1,1,1 ], "an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angelico",1,1,1 ], "Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angelico",1,1,1 ], "original name Guido di Pietromonastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole| 1400-1455," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angell",1,1,1 ], "Illusion (1910): Nobel peace prize 1933" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Angell",1,1,1 ], "Sir Norman| original name Ralph Norman Angell Lane| 1874-1967, English writer," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angell",1,1,1 ], "pacifist, and economist, noted for his work on the economic futility of war, The Great" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angelus",1,1,1 ], "a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angelus",1,1,1 ], "commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angelus",1,1,2 ], "the bell (Angelus bell) signalling the times of these prayers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angers",1,1,1 ], "a city in W France, on the River Maine| Pop|: 142,966 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angevin",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Anjou" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angevin",1,1,2 ], "Anjou, esp| one of the kings of England from Henry II to Richard II (1154-1216)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angevin",1,1,2 ], "a member of the Plantagenet royal line descended from Geoffrey, Count of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angevin",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Anjou or its inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angevin",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to the Plantagenet kings of England between 1154 and 1216" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angkor",1,1,1 ], "a large area of ruins in NW Cambodia, containing Angkor Thom (t@$$:m), the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angkor",1,1,1 ], "capital of the former Khmer Empire, and Angkor Wat (w$At), a three-storey temple, which" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angkor",1,1,1 ], "were overgrown with dense jungle from the 14th to 19th centuries" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Angle",1,1,1 ], "a member of a West Germanic people from N Germany who invaded and settled" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angle",1,1,1 ], "large parts of E and N England in the 5th and 6th centuries a|d" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglesey",1,1,1 ], "an island and, until 1974, a county of N Wales, now part of Gwynedd, separated" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglesey",1,1,1 ], "from the mainland by the Menai Strait| Pop|: 59,705 (1971)| Area: 714 sq| km (276" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglesey",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anglia",1,1,1 ], "a Latin name for England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglian",1,2,1 ], "north of England, divided into Mercian and Northumbrian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglian",1,2,1 ], "the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican Church",1,1,1 ], "any Church of the Anglican Communion or the Anglican Communion itself" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican Communion",1,1,1 ], "Ireland, the Episcopal Church in Scotland, the Church in Wales, the Episcopal Church in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican Communion",1,1,1 ], "a group of Christian Churches including the Church of England, the Church of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican Communion",1,1,1 ], "other" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican Communion",1,1,1 ], "the U|S|, and certain other Churches, all of which are in full communion with each" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to the Anglican communion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican",1,2,1 ], "a member of the Church of England or one of the Churches in full communion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglican",1,2,1 ], "with it" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicanism",1,1,1 ], "Churches" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicanism",1,1,1 ], "the doctrine and practice of the Church of England and other Anglican" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglice",1,1,1 ], "in English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicism",1,1,1 ], "England" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicism",1,1,1 ], "a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp| as spoken in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicism",1,1,2 ], "an English attitude, mannerism, custom, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicism",1,1,3 ], "the fact or quality of being English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglicist",1,1,1 ], "an expert in or student of English literature or language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-",1,1,1 ], "denoting English or England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-American",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-American",1,1,1 ], "peoples" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-American",1,2,1 ], "an inhabitant or citizen of the United States who was or whose ancestors were" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-American",1,2,1 ], "born in England" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Catholic",1,1,1 ], "Communion that emphasizes the Catholic elements in its teaching and practice" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Catholic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a group within the Church of England or the Anglican" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Catholic",1,2,1 ], "a member of this group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-French",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to England and France" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-French",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to Anglo-French" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-French",1,2,1 ], "the Norman-French language of medieval England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Indian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to England and India" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Indian",1,1,2 ], "denoting or relating to Anglo-Indians" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Indian",1,1,3 ], "(of a word) introduced into English from an Indian language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Indian",1,2,1 ], "a person of mixed British and Indian descent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Indian",1,2,2 ], "an Englishman who lives or has lived for a long time in India" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,1,1 ], "(preceded by the; functioning as pl|) the inhabitants of Ireland of English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,1,1 ], "birth or descent" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,1,2 ], "the English language as spoken in Ireland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the Anglo-Irish" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to English and Irish" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Irish",1,2,3 ], "of or relating to the English language as spoken in Ireland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Norman",1,1,1 ], "language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Norman",1,1,1 ], "relating to the Norman conquerors of England, their society, or their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Norman",1,2,1 ], "a Norman inhabitant of England after 1066" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Norman",1,2,2 ], "the Anglo-French language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the West Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,1 ], "conquest" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,1 ], "settled in Britain from the 5th century a|d| and were dominant until the Norman" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,2 ], "the language of these tribes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,3 ], "affiliations are those common to Britain and the U|S" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,3 ], "any White person whose native language is English and whose cultural" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,1,4 ], "plain blunt English, esp| English containing taboo words" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,2,1 ], "forming part of the Germanic element in Modern English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,2,3 ], "of or relating to the White Protestant culture of Britain and the U|S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglo-Saxon",1,2,4 ], "(of English speech or writing) plain and blunt" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglomania",1,1,1 ], "excessive respect for English customs, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglophile",1,1,1 ], "a person having admiration for England or the English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglophobe",1,1,1 ], "a person who hates or fears England or its people" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglophone",1,1,1 ], "a person who speaks English, esp| a native speaker" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anglophone",1,2,1 ], "speaking English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angl|",1,1,1 ], "Anglican" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angola",1,1,1 ], "(481,351 sq| miles)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Angola",1,1,1 ], "1975| It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Angola",1,1,1 ], "Currency: kwanza| Capital: Luanda| Pop|: 5,673,046 (1970)| Area: 1,246,693 sq| km" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Angola",1,1,1 ], "a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angola",1,1,1 ], "north of the River Congo; a Portuguese colony from 1575 until its independence in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angora cat",1,1,1 ], "a former long-haired variety of cat, similar to the Persian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angora goat",1,1,1 ], "a breed of domestic goat with long soft hair" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angora rabbit",1,1,1 ], "a breed of rabbit with long usually white silky hair" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angora",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1930) of Ankara|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angora",1,1,2 ], "short for Angora cat, Angora goat, or Angora rabbit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angostura",1,1,1 ], "the former name (1764-1846) for Ciudad Bolivar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angra do Heroismo",1,1,1 ], "a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island| Pop|: 40,362 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anguilla",1,1,1 ], "an island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands: part of the British" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anguilla",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anguilla",1,1,1 ], "territory of St| Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla| Pop|: 5500 (1970 est|); area: 90 sq| km (35 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Angus Og",1,1,1 ], "the god of love and beauty" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Angus",1,1,1 ], "(until 1975) a county of E Scotland, now part of Tayside region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anhalt",1,1,1 ], "a former state of central Germany, now part of West Germany" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anhwei",1,1,1 ], "35,000,000 (1967-71 est|)| Area: 13,986 sq| km (54,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anhwei",1,1,1 ], "a province of E China, crossed by the Yangtze River| Capital: Hofei| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aniakchak",1,1,1 ], "an active volcanic crater in SW Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: the largest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aniakchak",1,1,1 ], "explosion crater in the world| Height: 1347 m (4420 ft|)| Diameter: 9 km (6 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anjou",1,1,1 ], "France in 1480" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Anjou",1,1,1 ], "a former province of W France, in the Loire valley: a medieval countship from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anjou",1,1,1 ], "the 10th century, belonging to the English crown from 1154 until 1204; annexed by" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ankara",1,1,1 ], "(1975)| Ancient name: Ancyra|Former name (until 1930): Angora" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ankara",1,1,1 ], "capital in the 3rd century b|c|, in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia| Pop|: 1,701,004" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ankara",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Turkey, an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anking",1,1,1 ], "a city in E China, capital of Anhwei province, on the Yangtze River: famous" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anking",1,1,1 ], "seven-storeyed pagoda| Pop|: 105,300 (1953)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ann Arbor",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Michigan: seat of the University of Michigan| Pop|: 104,791 (1973" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ann Arbor",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Annaba",1,1,1 ], "(1966)| Former name: Bone" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Annaba",1,1,1 ], "a port in NE Algeria: site of the Roman city of Hippo Regius| Pop|: 152,006" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annam",1,1,1 ], "(1884-1945) of E Indochina: now part of Vietnam" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Annam",1,1,1 ], "a former kingdom (3rd cent|-1428), empire (1428-1884), and French protectorate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annamese",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Annam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annamese",1,3,1 ], "a former word for Vietnamese" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annapolis Royal",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annapolis Royal",1,1,1 ], "settlement in Canada (1605)| Pop|: 758 (1971)| Former name (until 1710): Park Royal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Annapolis",1,1,1 ], "site of the U|S| Naval Academy| Pop|: 29,592 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Annapolis",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annapurna",1,1,1 ], "a massif of the Himalayas, in Nepal| Highest peak: 8078 m (26,502 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne of Austria",1,1,1 ], "1601-66, wife of Louis XIII of France and daughter of Philip III of Spain:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne of Austria",1,1,1 ], "regent of France (1643-61) for her son Louis XIV" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anne of Bohemia",1,1,1 ], "1366-94, queen consort of Richard II of England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne of Cleves",1,1,1 ], "1515-57, the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England, whose marriage (1540) was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne of Cleves",1,1,1 ], "annulled after six months" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,1 ], "Princess| born 1950, daughter of Elizabeth II of England; noted also as a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,1 ], "horsewoman" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,2 ], "James II, and the last of the Stuart monarchs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,2 ], "Queen| 1665-1714, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702-14), daughter of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,3 ], "Saint" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anne",1,1,4 ], "(in Christian tradition) the mother of the Virgin Mary| Feast day: July 26" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annecy",1,1,1 ], "a city and resort in E France, on Lake Annecy| Pop|: 54,954 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Annecy",1,1,2 ], "Lake| a lake in E France, in the Alps" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anniversary Day",1,1,1 ], "another name for Australia Day" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anschluss",1,1,1 ], "(1938)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anschluss",1,1,1 ], "a political or economic union, esp| the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anselm",1,1,1 ], "1033-1109, Italian Benedictine monk; archbishop of Canterbury (1093-1109): one" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anselm",1,1,1 ], "of the founders of scholasticism; author of Cur Deus Homo Feast day: Aug| 21" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ansermet",1,1,1 ], "1883-1969, Swiss orchestral conductor principal conductor of Diaghilev's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ansermet",1,1,1 ], "Ballet Russe" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anshan",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE China, in Liaoning province| Pop|: 1,050,000 (1970 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anshan",1,1,2 ], "an ancient city and region in Persia, associated with Elam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antabuse",1,1,1 ], "a drug used in the treatment of alcoholism that acts by inducing nausea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antabuse",1,1,1 ], "following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antaeus",1,1,1 ], "an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antaeus",1,1,1 ], "lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antakiya",1,1,1 ], "the Arabic name for Antioch" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antakya",1,1,1 ], "the Turkish name for Antioch" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 1, 1],"a port in SW Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 1, 2],"Pop|: 130,774 (1975",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 2, 1],"the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 2, 2],"a sum of money representing a person's share, as in a syndicate",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 3, 1],"to place (one's stake) in poker",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 3, 2],"(usually foll| by up) Informal, chiefly U|S",1). c_DEF([ "Antalya" ,1, 3, 3],"to pay",1). c_DEF([ "Antananarivo",1,1,1 ], "another name for Tananarive" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "the former name of the Palmer Archipelago" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Circle",1,1,1 ], "degrees 32'' S" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Circle",1,1,1 ], "the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "the sea surrounding Antarctica, consisting of the most southerly parts of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "(until 1964): Palmer Peninsula" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south| Former name" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic",1,1,1 ], "the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctic",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the south polar regions" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctica",1,1,1 ], "1800-3000 m (6000 ft| to 10,000 ft|) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctica",1,1,1 ], "a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctica",1,1,1 ], "and human settlement is confined to research stations" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Antarctica",1,1,1 ], "m (15,000 ft|) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antares",1,1,1 ], "Visual magnitude: 1|2 (red), 6|8 (green); spectral type: MO (red); distance: 250 light" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antares",1,1,1 ], "the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius| It is a variable binary star" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antares",1,1,1 ], "whose main component, a red supergiant, is associated with a fainter green component|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antares",1,1,1 ], "years" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Anthony of Padua",1,1,1 ], "1195-1231, Franciscan friar, who preached in France and Italy| Feast day: June" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anthony of Padua",1,1,1 ], "13" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anthony",1,1,1 ], "251-356 a|d|, Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anthony",1,1,1 ], "monasticism| Feast day: Jan| 17" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anti-Corn Law League",1,1,1 ], "an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anti-Corn Law League",1,1,1 ], "the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anti-Lebanon",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range running north and south between Syria and Lebanon, east of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anti-Lebanon",1,1,1 ], "the Lebanon Mountains| Highest peak: Mount Hermon, 279 m (9232 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antibes",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 56,309 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antibes",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort in SE France, on the Mediterranean: an important Roman town|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antichrist",1,1,1 ], "over the world until overthrown at Christ's Second Coming" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antichrist",1,1,1 ], "the antagonist of Christ, expected by early Christians to appear and reign" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antichrist",1,1,2 ], "an enemy of Christ or Christianity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anticosti",1,1,1 ], "an island of E Canada in the Gulf of St| Lawrence; part of Quebec| Area: 7881" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anticosti",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (3043 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antietam",1,1,1 ], "(1862), in which the Confederate forces of General Robert E| Lee were defeated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antietam",1,1,1 ], "a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac: scene of a Civil War battle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antifederalist",1,1,1 ], "a person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antifederalist",1,1,1 ], "the powers of the federal Government" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antifederalist",1,1,1 ], "thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antifederalist",1,1,2 ], "any person who opposes federalism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antigone",1,1,1 ], "Thebes" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antigone",1,1,1 ], "body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antigone",1,1,1 ], "daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antigonus I",1,1,1 ], "called Cyclops| 382-301 b|c|, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antigonus I",1,1,1 ], "king of Macedon (306-301)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antigua",1,1,1 ], "an island of the West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands: a British colony" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antigua",1,1,1 ], "est|)| Area: 279 sq| km (108 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antigua",1,1,1 ], "until 1967, now a British Associated State| Capital: St| John's| Pop|: 66,000 (1972" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antilles",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the West Indies consisting of the Greater Antilles and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antilles",1,1,1 ], "the Lesser Antilles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antioch",1,1,1 ], "Arabic name: Antakiya|Turkish name: Antakya" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antioch",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Turkey, on the Orantes River: ancient commercial centre and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antioch",1,1,1 ], "capital of Syria (300-64 b|c|); early centre of Christianity| Pop|: 57,900 (1965)|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antiochus III",1,1,1 ], "Romans" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antiochus III",1,1,1 ], "called the Great| 242-187 b|c|, king of Syria (223-187), who greatly extended" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antiochus III",1,1,1 ], "the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antiochus IV",1,1,1 ], "215-164 b|c|, Seleucid king of Syria (175-164), who attacked the Jews and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antiochus IV",1,1,1 ], "provoked the revolt of the Maccabees" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antipater",1,1,1 ], "(334-323)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antipater",1,1,1 ], "398-319 b|c|, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: regent of Macedon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antipodes",1,1,1 ], "a group of small uninhabited islands in the South Pacific, southeast of and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antipodes",1,1,1 ], "belonging to New Zealand| Area: 62 sq| km (24 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antiremonstrant",1,1,1 ], "the party that opposed the Remonstrants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antisana",1,1,1 ], "a volcano in N central Ecuador, in the Andes| Height: 5756 m (18,885 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antisthenes",1,1,1 ], "445-365 b|c|, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antisthenes",1,1,1 ], "the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antntonioni" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1912, Italian film director his films include",1). c_DEF([ "Antntonioni" ,1, 1, 2],"La Notte (1961), Blow Up (1966), and Zabriskie Point (1970)",1). c_DEF([ "Antofagasta",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Chile| Pop|: 149,720 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antoninus Pius",1,1,1 ], "86-161 a|d|, emperor of Rome (138-161); adopted son and successor of Hadrian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antonius",1,1,1 ], "Latin name of (Mark)Antony" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antony",1,1,1 ], "Actium (31)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Antony",1,1,1 ], "Caesar in the Gallic wars and became a member of the second triumvirate (43)| He" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antony",1,1,1 ], "Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, he was defeated by his brother-in-law Octavian (Augustus) at" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Antony",1,1,1 ], "Latin name Marcus Antonius| 83-30 b|c|, Roman general who served under Julius" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antony",1,1,1 ], "defeated Brutus and Cassius at Philippi (42) but having repudiated his wife for" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antrim",1,1,1 ], "a county of NE Northern Ireland: famous for the Giant's Causeway on the N" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antrim",1,1,1 ], "coast| County town: Belfast| Pop|: 352,549 (1971)| Area: 2843 sq| km (1098 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antung",1,1,1 ], "360,000 (1953)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antung",1,1,1 ], "a port in E China, in Liaoning province at the mouth of the Yalu River| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antwerp",1,1,1 ], "a province of N Belgium| Pop|: 1,559,269 (1975 est|)| Area: 2859 sq| km (1104" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antwerp",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Antwerp",1,1,2 ], "Anvers" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Antwerp",1,1,2 ], "a port in N Belgium, capital of Antwerp province, on the River Scheldt: a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Antwerp",1,1,2 ], "major European port| Pop|: 224,543 (1970)| Flemish name: Antwerpen | French name:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anu",1,1,1 ], "the sky god" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anubis",1,1,1 ], "a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment| He is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anubis",1,1,1 ], "represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anuradhapura",1,1,1 ], "a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anuradhapura",1,1,1 ], "place of pilgrimage for Buddhists| Pop|: 35,000 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anvers",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Antwerp" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anyang",1,1,1 ], "124,900 (1953)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anyang",1,1,1 ], "a town in E China: archaeological site and capital of the Shang dynasty| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac Day",1,1,1 ], "25 April, a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand commemorating the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac Day",1,1,1 ], "Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac",1,1,1 ], "(in World War I) a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac",1,1,1 ], "Corps" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac",1,1,2 ], "(now) any Australian or New Zealand soldier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anzac",1,1,3 ], "the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in 1915" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Anzio",1,1,1 ], "War II| Pop|: 22,927 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Anzio",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort on the W coast of Italy: site of Allied landings in World" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aorangi",1,1,1 ], "another name for Mount Cook" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aosta",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW Italy, in Piedmont: Roman remains| Pop|: 36,906 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apache",1,1,1 ], "a member of a North American Indian people, formerly nomadic and warlike," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apache",1,1,1 ], "inhabiting the southwestern U|S| and N Mexico" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apache",1,1,2 ], "phylum" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apache",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Athapascan group of the Na-Dene" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aparri",1,1,1 ], "a port in the Philippines, on the N coast of Luzon| Pop|: 40,307 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apeldoorn",1,1,1 ], "a town in the Netherlands, in central Gelderland province: nearby is the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apeldoorn",1,1,1 ], "summer residence of the Dutch royal family| Pop|: 131,768 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apelles",1,1,1 ], "4th century b|c|, Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apelles",1,1,1 ], "survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apennines",1,1,1 ], "(9554 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Apennines",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in Italy, extending over 1250 km (800 miles) from the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apennines",1,1,1 ], "northwest to the southernmost tip of the peninsula| Highest peak: Monte Corno, 2912 m" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apennines",1,1,2 ], "a mountain range lying in the N quadrants of the moon, extending over 950 km" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apennines",1,1,2 ], "along the SE border of the Mare Imbrium and rising to 6200 m" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aphrodite",1,1,1 ], "Venus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aphrodite",1,1,1 ], "the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus| Roman counterpart:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apia",1,1,1 ], "(1970 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apia",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Western Samoa, a port on the N coast of Upolu| Pop|: 28,880" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apiezon",1,1,1 ], "characterized by a low vapour pressure and used in vacuum equipment" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apiezon",1,1,1 ], "designating any of a number of hydrocarbon oils, greases, or waxes," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apis",1,1,1 ], "(in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apo",1,1,1 ], "the highest mountain in the Philippines, on SE Mindanao: active volcano with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apo",1,1,1 ], "three peaks| Height: 2954 m (9690 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apocalypse",1,1,1 ], "(in the Vulgate and Douay versions of the Bible) the Book of Revelations" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apocrypha",1,1,1 ], "Protestant versions of the Bible" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Apocrypha",1,1,1 ], "and the Vulgate but not included in the Hebrew canon| They are not printed in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apocrypha",1,1,1 ], "the 14 books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in the Septuagint" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apocrypha",1,1,2 ], "another name for the Pseudepigrapha" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apocr|",1,1,1 ], "Apocrypha" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apoc|",1,1,1 ], "Apocalypse" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apoc|",1,1,2 ], "Apocrypha or Apocryphal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollinaire",1,1,1 ], "and Calligrammes (1918)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Apollinaire",1,1,1 ], "novelist, and dramatist, regarded as a precursor of surrealism; author of Alcools (1913)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apollinaire",1,1,1 ], "pen name of Wilhelm Apollinaris de Kostrowitzki| 1880-1918, French poet," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollinaris",1,1,1 ], "an effervescent mineral water" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollo",1,1,1 ], "the god of light, poetry, music, healing, and prophecy: son of Zeus and Leda" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollo",2,1,1 ], "any of a series of manned U|S| spacecraft designed to explore the moon and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollo",2,1,1 ], "surrounding space| Apollo 11 made the first moon landing in July 1969" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apollonian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollonian",1,1,2 ], "(in the philosophy of Nietzsche) denoting or relating to the set of static" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollonian",1,1,2 ], "qualities that encompass form, reason, harmony, sobriety, etc" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apollonian",1,1,3 ], "harmonious; serene; ordered" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apollyon",1,1,1 ], "the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostles' Creed",1,1,1 ], "a concise statement of Christian beliefs dating from about 500 a|d|," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostles' Creed",1,1,1 ], "traditionally ascribed to the Apostles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apostolic Fathers",1,1,1 ], "the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostolic See",1,1,1 ], "the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostolic See",1,1,2 ], "a see established by one of the Apostles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostolic succession",1,1,1 ], "the doctrine that the authority of Christian bishops derives from the Apostles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apostolic succession",1,1,1 ], "through an unbroken line of consecration" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachia",1,1,1 ], "a highland region of the eastern U|S|, containing the Appalachian Mountains," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachia",1,1,1 ], "extending from Pennsylvania to Alabama" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, 2038 m (6684 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain system of E North America, extending from Quebec province in Canada" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian Mountains",1,1,1 ], "to central Alabama: contains rich deposits of anthracite, bitumen, and iron ore|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian",1,1,1 ], "of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian",1,1,2 ], "during which the Appalachian Mountains were formed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appalachian",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to an episode of mountain building in the late Palaeozoic era" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appaloosa",1,1,1 ], "a breed of horse, originally from America, typically having a spotted rump" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appel",1,1,1 ], "born 1921, Dutch abstract expressionist painter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,1 ], "Appenzell Outer Rhodes and the Catholic demicanton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes|Capitals:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,1 ], "Herisau and Appenzell| Pop|: 49,023 and 13,124 (1970)| Areas: 243 sq| km (94 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,1 ], "a canton of NE Switzerland, divided in 1597 into the Protestant demicanton of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,1 ], "and 171 sq| km (66 sq| miles) respectively" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,2 ], "5217 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appenzell",1,1,2 ], "a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Inner Rhodes demicanton| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appian Way",1,1,1 ], "Appius Claudius Caecus| Length: about 560 km (350 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appian Way",1,1,1 ], "a Roman road in Italy, extending from Rome to Brindisi: begun in 312 b|c| by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apple Isle",1,1,1 ], "Austral| informal| Tasmania" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appleton layer",1,1,1 ], "another name for F region (of the ionosphere)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appleton",1,1,1 ], "Sir Edward 1892-1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appleton",1,1,1 ], "on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Appomattox",1,1,1 ], "American Civil War" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Appomattox",1,1,1 ], "a village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E| Lee" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Appomattox",1,1,1 ], "surrendered to Ulysses S| Grant's Union forces on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "April fool",1,1,1 ], "an unsuspecting victim of a practical joke or trick traditionally performed on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "April fool",1,1,1 ], "the first of April (April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "April",1,1,1 ], "the fourth month of the year, consisting of 30 days" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apr|",1,1,1 ], "April" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apuleius",1,1,1 ], "2nd century a|d| Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apulia",1,1,1 ], "Area: 19,223 sq| km (7422 sq| miles)| Italian name: Puglia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apulia",1,1,1 ], "a region of SE Italy, on the Adriatic| Capital: Bari| Pop|: 3,493,265 (1971)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apure",1,1,1 ], "Length: about 676 km (420 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apure",1,1,1 ], "a river in W Venezuela, rising in the Andes and flowing east to the Orinoco|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apurimac",1,1,1 ], "River| Length: about 885 km (550 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Apurimac",1,1,1 ], "a river in S Peru, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest into the Urubamba" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Apus" ,1, 2, 1],"a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans",1). c_DEF([ "Aqaba",1,1,1 ], "(1964 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aqaba",1,1,1 ], "the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba|Pop|: 10,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 1, 1],"Also called: the Water Carrier",1). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 1],"Capricorn on the ecliptic",2). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 1],"a zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Pisces and",1). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 2, 2],"a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign",1). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 2],"Jan| 20 and Feb| 18",3). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 2],"and ruled by the planets Saturn and Uranus|The sun is in this sign between about",2). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 2, 2],"the eleventh sign of the zodiac, symbol , having a fixed air classification",1). c_DEF([ "Aquarius" ,1, 3, 1],"born under or characteristic of Aquarius",1). c_DEF([ "Aquila" ,1, 2, 1],"a constellation lying in the Milky Way close to Cygnus and situated on the",1). c_DEF([ "Aquila" ,1, 2, 1],"celestial equator|The brightest star is Altair",2). c_DEF([ "Aquila",2,1,1 ], "a city in central Italy, capital of Abruzzi region| Pop|: 60,131 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aquileia",1,1,1 ], "a town in NE Italy, at the head of the Adriatic: important Roman centre," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aquileia",1,1,1 ], "founded in 181 b|c|Pop|: 3041 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aquinas",1,1,1 ], "1225-74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aquinas",1,1,1 ], "the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aquinas",1,1,1 ], "whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259-64) and Summa Theologiae (1267-73)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aquitaine",1,1,1 ], "Central in the northeast and the Pyrenees in the south; mainly agricultural| Ancient" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aquitaine",1,1,1 ], "a region of SW France on the Bay of Biscay: a former Roman province and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aquitaine",1,1,1 ], "medieval duchy| It is generally flat in the west, rising to the slopes of the Massif" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aquitaine",1,1,1 ], "name: Aquitania" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Ar Rimal",1,1,1 ], "another name for Rub` al Khali" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ar",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for argon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ara" ,1, 2, 1],"a constellation in the S hemisphere near Scorpius",1). c_DEF([ "Arab League",1,1,1 ], "economic, military, political, and social cooperation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arab League",1,1,1 ], "the league of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to further cultural," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arab",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Semitic people originally inhabiting Arabia, who spread" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arab",1,1,1 ], "a|d" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arab",1,1,1 ], "throughout the Middle East, N Africa, and Spain during the seventh and eighth centuries" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arab",1,1,2 ], "a small lively intelligent breed of horse, mainly used for riding" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arab",1,1,3 ], "of or relating to the Arabs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabia",1,1,1 ], "2,600,000 sq| km (1,000,000 sq| miles)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Arabia",1,1,1 ], "Yemen, Southern Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates| Area: about" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Arabia",1,1,1 ], "a great peninsula of SW Asia, between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabia",1,1,1 ], "consists chiefly of a desert plateau, with mountains rising over 3000 m (10,000 ft|) in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabia",1,1,1 ], "the west and scattered oases; includes the present-day countries of Saudi Arabia," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Desert",1,1,1 ], "a desert in E Egypt, between the Nile, the Gulf of Suez, and the Red Sea:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Desert",1,1,1 ], "mountainous parts rise over 1800 m (6000 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Desert",1,1,2 ], "the desert area of the Arabian Peninsula, esp| in the north" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Nights' Entertainment",1,1,1 ], "a collection of oriental folk tales dating from the tenth century| Often" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Nights' Entertainment",1,1,1 ], "shortened to the Arabian Nights" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian Sea",1,1,1 ], "the NW part of the Indian Ocean, between Arabia and India" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian camel",1,1,1 ], "a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian camel",1,1,1 ], "used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Arabia or the Arabs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabian",1,2,1 ], "another word for an Arab" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic numeral",1,1,1 ], "one of the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 (opposed to Roman numerals)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen and Southern Yemen| It is estimated to be the native" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "been borrowed by certain other languages such as Urdu" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "language of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, the Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "language of some 75 million people throughout the world| It belongs to the Semitic" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages and has its own alphabet, which has" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,1,1 ], "the language of the Arabs, spoken in a variety of dialects; the official" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,2,1 ], "denoting or relating to this language, any of the peoples that speak it, or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arabic",1,2,1 ], "the countries in which it is spoken" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arabist",1,1,1 ], "a student or expert in Arabic culture, language, history, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araby",1,1,1 ], "an archaic or poetic name for Arabia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arab|",1,1,1 ], "Arabia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arab|",1,1,2 ], "Arabic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aracaj",1,1,1 ], "a port in E Brazil, capital of Sergipe state| Pop|: 179,512 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arachne",1,1,1 ], "a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arachne",1,1,1 ], "a weaving contest" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arad",1,1,1 ], "(1974 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arad",1,1,1 ], "War I, after belonging successively to Turkey, Austria, and Hungary| Pop|: 145,968" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arad",1,1,1 ], "a city in W Rumania, on the Mures River: became part of Rumania after World" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arafat",1,1,1 ], "1968 of the Palestine Liberation Organization" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arafat",1,1,1 ], "born 1929, Palestinian leader co-founder of Al Fatah (1956) and leader since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arafura Sea",1,1,1 ], "a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aragats",1,1,1 ], "a volcanic mountain in the Soviet Union, in the NW Armenian SSR| Height: 4095" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aragats",1,1,1 ], "m (13,435 ft|)| Turkish name: Alagez" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aragon" ,2, 1, 1],"born 1897, French poet, essayist, and novelist an early surrealist, later a",1). c_DEF([ "Aragon" ,2, 1, 1],"committed Communist|His works include the verse collections",2). c_DEF([ "Aragon" ,2, 1, 2],"(1933-44)",2). c_DEF([ "Aragon" ,2, 1, 2],"and Les Yeux d'Elsa (1942) and the series of novels Le Monde r''eel",1). c_DEF([ "Aragon",1,1,1 ], "a region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aragon",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aragon",1,1,1 ], "when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain| Area: 47,609 sq| km (18,382" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Araguaia",1,1,1 ], "a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araguaia",1,1,1 ], "north to the Tocantins River| Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arak",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Iran| Pop|: 72,087 (1966)| Former name: Sultanabad" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arakan Yoma",1,1,1 ], "a barrier between Burma and India; teak forests" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arakan Yoma",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in Burma, between the Irrawaddy River and the W coast: forms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araks",1,1,1 ], "the Russian name for the Aras (River)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aral Sea",1,1,1 ], "Caspian Sea: shallow and saline| Area: about 64,750 sq| km (25,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aral Sea",1,1,1 ], "the fourth largest lake in the world, in the SW Soviet Union east of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aram",1,1,1 ], "the biblical name for ancient Syria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family| Originally" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "of the Persian empire" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "the speech of Aram, in the 5th century b|c| it spread to become the lingua franca" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aramaic",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or using this language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aram|",1,1,1 ], "Aramaic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aran Islands",1,1,1 ], "(18 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aran Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of three islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of Ireland: Aranmore" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aran Islands",1,1,1 ], "or Inishmore (the largest), Inishmaan, and Inisheer|Pop|: 1612 (1966)| Area: 46 km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aran",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Aran Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aran",1,1,2 ], "made of thick undyed wool with its natural oils retained" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arany",1,1,1 ], "1817-82, Hungarian epic poet, ballad writer, and scholar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arapaho",1,1,1 ], "a member of a North American Indian people of the Plains, now living chiefly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arapaho",1,1,1 ], "in Oklahoma and Wyoming" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arapaho",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ararat",1,1,1 ], "(Genesis 8:4), and Little Ararat 3914 m (12,843 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ararat",1,1,1 ], "5155 m (16,916 ft|), said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ararat",1,1,1 ], "an extinct volcanic mountain massif in E Turkey: two main peaks;Great Ararat" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aras",1,1,1 ], "Sea: forms part of the border between the Soviet Union and Turkey and Iran| Length:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aras",1,1,1 ], "a river rising in mountains in Turkish Armenia and flowing east to the Caspian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aras",1,1,1 ], "about 1100 km (660 miles)| Ancient name: Araxes|Russian name: Araks" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Araucania",1,1,1 ], "a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araucanian",1,1,1 ], "a South American Indian language of no known relationships, spoken in Chile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araucanian",1,1,1 ], "and W Argentina" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Araucanian",1,1,2 ], "a member of the people who speak this language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araucanian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this people or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arawakan",1,1,1 ], "a family of American Indian languages found throughout NE South America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arawakan",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the peoples speaking these languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Araxes",1,1,1 ], "the ancient name for Aras" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arbela",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in Assyria, near which the Battle of Arbela took place (331" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arbela",1,1,1 ], "b|c|), in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians| Modern name: Erbil" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arbil",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Erbil" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arblay",1,1,1 ], "the married name of (Fanny)Burney" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arbroath",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort in E Scotland, in Tayside region: scene of Robert I's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arbroath",1,1,1 ], "declaration of independence in 1320| Pop|: 22,585 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arbuthnot",1,1,1 ], "(1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arbuthnot",1,1,1 ], "1667-1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadia",1,1,1 ], "4367 sq| km (1686 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadia",1,1,1 ], "a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese| Pop|: 11,263 (1971)| Area:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadia",1,1,2 ], "Also (poetic): Arcady | the traditional idealized rural setting of Greek and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadia",1,1,2 ], "Roman bucolic poetry and later in the literature of the Renaissance" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Arcadia or its inhabitants, esp| the idealized Arcadia of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadian",1,1,1 ], "pastoral poetry" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadian",1,1,2 ], "rustic or bucolic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadian",1,2,1 ], "an inhabitant of Arcadia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadian",1,2,2 ], "a person who leads or prefers a quiet simple rural life" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the Arcadians or to their dialect of Ancient Greek" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadic",1,2,1 ], "Arcadians" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arcadic",1,2,1 ], "one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek; the dialect spoken by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archaean",1,1,1 ], "Precambrian era" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archaean",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to the highly metamorphosed rocks formed in the early" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archaeozoic",1,1,1 ], "of or formed in the early Precambrian era" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archaeozoic",1,2,1 ], "forms of life are assumed to have appeared" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archaeozoic",1,2,1 ], "the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archangel",1,1,1 ], "a port in the NW Soviet Union, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archangel",1,1,1 ], "trade and White Sea fisheries| Pop|: 376,000 (1975 est|)| Russian name: Arkhangelsk" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archbp|",1,1,1 ], "archbishop" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archd|",1,1,1 ], "archdeacon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archd|",1,1,2 ], "archduke" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archean",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling (esp| U|S|) of Archaean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archeozoic",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling (esp| U|S|) of Archaeozoic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archer",1,1,1 ], "the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archer",2,1,1 ], "1856-1924, Scottish critic and dramatist: made the first English translations" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archer",2,1,1 ], "of Ibsen" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arches",1,1,1 ], "Church of England| the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arches",1,1,1 ], "held under the arches of Bow Church" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archilochian",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to Archilochus or his verse, esp| the iambic trimeters or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archilochian",1,1,1 ], "trochaic tetrameters used by him" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archilochus",1,1,1 ], "7th century b|c|, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archilochus",1,1,1 ], "subject matter" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes",1,1,1 ], "287-212 b|c|, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes",1,1,1 ], "work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes",2,1,1 ], "a walled plain in the NE quadrant of the moon, about 80 kilometres in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes",2,1,1 ], "diameter" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes' principle",1,1,1 ], "a law of physics stating that the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes' principle",1,1,1 ], "in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes' screw",1,1,1 ], "an ancient type of water-lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archimedes' screw",1,1,1 ], "inclined cylinder| The water is raised when the spiral is rotated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Archipenko",1,1,1 ], "1887-1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the U|S| after 1923, whose work is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Archipenko",1,1,1 ], "characterized by economy of form" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arch|",1,1,1 ], "Archbishop" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic Circle",1,1,1 ], "degrees 32'' N" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic Circle",1,1,1 ], "the imaginary circle round the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "14,100,000 sq| km (5,440,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle| Area: about" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic",1,1,1 ], "the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic",1,1,2 ], "the regions north of the Arctic Circle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctic",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the regions north of the Arctic Circle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arctogaea",1,1,1 ], "Ethiopian regions" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arctogaea",1,1,1 ], "a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arcturus",1,1,1 ], "0|24; spectral type: KO; distance: 36 light years" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arcturus",1,1,1 ], "the brightest star in the constellation Bootes: a red giant| Visual magnitude:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ard",1,1,1 ], "263,790 (1975)| Area: 5556 sq| km (2167 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ard",1,1,1 ], "a department of S France, in Rhone-Alpes region| Capital: Privas| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arden",1,1,1 ], "As You Like It" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arden",1,1,1 ], "a region of N Warwickshire, part of a former forest: scene of Shakespeare's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ardennes",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 317,139 (1975)| Area: 5253 sq| km (2049 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ardennes",1,1,1 ], "a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region| Capital: Mezieres|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ardennes",1,1,2 ], "fighting in both World Wars" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ardennes",1,1,2 ], "the| a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Areopagus",1,1,1,1 ], "the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Areopagus",1,1,1,2 ], "(in ancient Athens) the judicial council whose members (Areopagites) met on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Areopagus",1,1,1,2 ], "this hill" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Areopagus",1,1,2 ], "any high court" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arequipa",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Peru, at an altitude of 2250 m (7500 ft|): founded in 1540 on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arequipa",1,1,1 ], "site of an Inca city| Pop|: 302,316 (1972)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ares",1,1,1 ], "the god of war, born of Zeus and Hera| Roman counterpart: Mars" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arethusa",1,1,1 ], "a nymph who was changed into a spring on the island of Ortygia to escape the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arethusa",1,1,1 ], "amorous advances of the river god Alpheus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aretino",1,1,1 ], "1492-1556, Italian satirist, poet, and dramatist, noted for his satirical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aretino",1,1,1 ], "attacks on leading political figures" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arezzo",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Italy, in E Tuscany| Pop|: 87,128 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argenteuil",1,1,1 ], "a suburb of Paris, with a convent (656) that became famous when Heloise was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argenteuil",1,1,1 ], "abbess (12th century)| Pop|: 103,141 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "23,362,204 (1970)| Area: 2,776,653 sq| km (1,072,067 sq| miles)" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "Spanish| Religion: Roman Catholic| Currency: peso| Capital: Buenos Aires| Pop|:" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "Tierra del Fuego in the south (Patagonia); an important meat producer| Language:" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "a republic in southern South America: colonized by the Spanish from 1516" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "onwards; gained independence in 1816 and became a republic in 1852; consists chiefly of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "subtropical plains and forests (the Chaco) in the north, temperate plains (the pampas) in" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Argentina",1,1,1 ], "the central parts, the Andes in the west, and an infertile plain extending to" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Argentine" ,1, 1, 1],"the| another name for ,Argentina",1). c_DEF([ "Argentine" ,1, 1, 2],"a native or inhabitant of Argentina",1). c_DEF([ "Argentine" ,1, 2, 1],"of or relating to Argentina|Also (for senses 2, 3): Argentinean",1). c_DEF([ "Argive",1,1,1 ], "(in Homer, Virgil, etc|) of or relating to the Greeks besieging Troy, esp|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argive",1,1,1 ], "those from Argos" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argive",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to Argos or Argolis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argive",1,1,3 ], "a literary word for Greek" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argive",1,2,1 ], "an ancient Greek, esp| one from Argos or Argolis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argo" ,2, 2, 1],"an extensive constellation in the S hemisphere now subdivided into the smaller",1). c_DEF([ "Argo" ,2, 2, 1],"constellations of Puppis, Vela, Carina, and Pyxis",2). c_DEF([ "Argo" ,2, 2, 2],"Also called: Argo Navis",1). c_DEF([ "Argo",1,1,1 ], "the ship in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argolis",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| Area: 2261 sq| km (873 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argolis",1,1,1 ], "a department and ancient region of Greece, in the NE Peloponnese| Pop|: 88,698" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argolis",1,1,2 ], "Gulf of| an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argonaut",1,1,1 ], "one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argonaut",1,1,2 ], "a person who took part in the Californian gold rush of 1849" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argonaut",1,1,3 ], "another name for the paper nautilus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argonne",1,1,1 ], "a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argos",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argos",1,1,1 ], "cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century b|c|Pop|: 19,878 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argovie",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Aargau" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argus",1,1,1 ], "a giant with a hundred eyes who was made guardian of the heifer Io| After he" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argus",1,1,1 ], "was killed by Hermes his eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Argus",1,1,2 ], "a vigilant person; guardian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argus-eyed",1,1,1 ], "keen-sighted; observant; vigilant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argyll",1,1,1 ], "(until 1975) a county of W Scotland, now part of Strathclyde region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argyrol",1,1,1 ], "a dark brown compound of silver and a protein, used medicinally as a local" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Argyrol",1,1,1 ], "antiseptic" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arg|",1,1,1 ], "Argentina" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arhat",1,1,1 ], "a Buddhist, esp| a monk who at death passes to nirvana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ari",1,1,1 ], "141,436 (1975)| Area: 4903 sq| km (1912 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ari",1,1,1 ], "a department of SW France, in Midi-Pyrenees region| Capital: Foix| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ariadne",1,1,1 ], "daughter of Minos and Pasiphae: she gave Theseus the thread with which he" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ariadne",1,1,1 ], "found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arian",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arian",1,2,1 ], "an adherent of Arianism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arian",1,4,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aryan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arianism",1,1,1 ], "asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arianism",1,1,1 ], "the Father to the dignity of Son of God" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arianism",1,1,1 ], "the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arica",1,1,1 ], "Tacna-Arica dispute with Peru; outlet for Bolivian and Peruvian trade| Pop|: 112,300 (1975" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arica",1,1,1 ], "a port in extreme N Chile: awarded to Chile in 1929 after the lengthy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arica",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ariel",1,1,1 ], "the planet" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ariel",1,1,1 ], "the third largest of the five satellites of Uranus and the second nearest to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arimathea",1,1,1 ], "a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ariminum",1,1,1 ], "the ancient name of Rimini" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ariosto" ,1, 1, 1],"1474-1533, Italian poet, famous for his romantic epic",1). c_DEF([ "Aristaeus",1,1,1 ], "a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus of Samos",1,1,1 ], "3rd century b|c|, Greek astronomer who anticipated Copernicus in advancing the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus of Samos",1,1,1 ], "theory that the earth revolves around the sun" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus of Samothrace",1,1,1 ], "220-150 b|c|, Greek scholar: librarian at Alexandria, noted for his edition of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus of Samothrace",1,1,1 ], "Homer" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus",1,1,1 ], "a crater in the NE quadrant of the moon, having a diameter of about 37" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristarchus",1,1,1 ], "kilometres, which is the brightest formation on the moon" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristides",1,1,1 ], "and Plataea (479)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aristides",1,1,1 ], "called the Just| 530-468 b|c|, Athenian general and statesman, who played a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristides",1,1,1 ], "prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristippus",1,1,1 ], "435-356 b|c|, Greek philosopher who believed pleasure to be the highest good" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristippus",1,1,1 ], "and founded the Cyrenaic school" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristophanes",1,1,1 ], "448-380 b|c|, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristophanes",1,1,1 ], "Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aristophanes",1,1,1 ], "figures such as Socrates and Euripides| Eleven of his plays are extant, including The" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian logic",1,1,1 ], "traditional or classical logic, esp| as opposed to modern or symbolic logic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian logic",1,1,2 ], "logical method relying on the theory of syllogism, which considers the form of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian logic",1,1,2 ], "propositions regardless of their content" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian logic",1,1,3 ], "the logical method of Aristotle, esp| as developed in the Middle Ages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotelian",1,2,1 ], "a follower of Aristotle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",1,1,1 ], "384-322 b|c|, Greek philosopher; pupil of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",1,1,1 ], "Muslim philosophy and science and medieval scholastic philosophy" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",1,1,1 ], "and founder of the Peripatetic school at Athens; author of works on logic, ethics," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",1,1,1 ], "politics, poetics, rhetoric, biology, zoology, and metaphysics| His works influenced" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",2,1,1 ], "a prominent crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 83 kilometres in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aristotle",2,1,1 ], "diameter" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arius",1,1,1 ], "250-336 a|d|, Greek Christian theologian, originator of the doctrine of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arius",1,1,1 ], "Arianism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arizona",1,1,1 ], "293,750 sq| km (113,417 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Arizona",1,1,1 ], "a state of the southwestern U|S|: consists of the Colorado plateau in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arizona",1,1,1 ], "northeast, including the Grand Canyon, divided from desert in the southwest by mountains" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arizona",1,1,1 ], "rising over 3750 m (12,500 ft|)| Capital: Phoenix| Pop|: 1,772,482 (1970)| Area:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ariz|",1,1,1 ], "Arizona" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arjuna",1,1,1 ], "his charioteer in the battle with the Kauravas" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arjuna",1,1,1 ], "the most important of the five princes in the Mahabharata|Krishna served as" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ark",1,1,1 ], "the holy of holies of the Temple in Jerusalem" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ark",1,1,1 ], "the most sacred symbol of God's presence among the Hebrew people, carried in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ark",1,1,1 ], "their journey from Sinai to the Promised Land (Canaan) and eventually enshrined in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ark",1,1,2 ], "a receptacle for the scrolls of the Law usually kept in the place of honour of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ark",1,1,2 ], "a synagogue" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,1 ], "Area: 134,537 sq| km (51,945 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,1 ], "a state of the southern U|S|: mountainous in the north and west, with the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,1 ], "alluvial plain of the Mississippi in the east; has the only diamond mine in the U|S|;" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,1 ], "the chief U|S| producer of bauxite| Capital: Little Rock| Pop|: 1,923,295 (1970)|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,2 ], "a river in the S central U|S|, rising in central Colorado and flowing east and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arkansas",1,1,2 ], "southeast to join the Mississippi in Arkansas| Length: 2335 km (1450 miles)|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arkhangelsk",1,1,1 ], "the Russian name for Archangel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arkwright",1,1,1 ], "Sir Richard| 1732-92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arkwright",1,1,1 ], "frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ark|",1,1,1 ], "Arkansas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arlberg",1,1,1 ], "a mountain pass in W Austria: a winter sports region| Height: 1802 m (5910" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arlberg",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arles",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE France, on the Rhone: Roman amphitheatre| Pop|: 50,345 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arles",1,1,2 ], "Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arles",1,1,2 ], "Kingdom of| a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arlington",1,1,1 ], "a county of N Virginia: site of Arlington National Cemetery" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arlon",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province| Pop|: 13,745 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armada",1,1,1 ], "(usually preceded by the)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armageddon",1,1,1 ], "at the end of the world" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Armageddon",1,1,1 ], "in Revelation 1616 as the scene of the final battle between the kings of the earth" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armageddon",1,1,1 ], "the place (possibly to be identified with Megiddo in N Palestine) designated" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armageddon",1,1,2 ], "a catastrophic and extremely destructive conflict, esp| World War I viewed as" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armageddon",1,1,2 ], "this" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armagh",1,1,1 ], "Area: 1266 sq| km (489 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armagh",1,1,1 ], "a county of S Northern Ireland| County town: Armagh| Pop|: 133,196 (1971)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armagh",1,1,2 ], "Catholic and Protestant archbishops| Pop|: 12,297 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armagh",1,1,2 ], "a town in S Northern Ireland, county town of Co| Armagh: seat of Roman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armagnac",1,1,1 ], "a dry brown brandy distilled in the French district of Gers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armco",1,1,1 ], "a metal safety barrier erected at the side of motor-racing circuits, esp| on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armco",1,1,1 ], "corners" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenia",1,1,1 ], "a region of W Asia, now divided among the Soviet Union, Turkey, and Iran:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenia",1,1,1 ], "formerly a kingdom, with origins in the 12th century b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenia",1,1,2 ], "(1973)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenia",1,1,2 ], "a town in central Colombia: centre of a coffee-growing district| Pop|: 135,615" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian Church",1,1,1 ], "dogmas and liturgy of which are similar to those of the Orthodox Church" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian Church",1,1,1 ], "the national Church of Armenia, founded in the early fourth century a|d|, the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "Yerevan| Pop|: 2,491,873 (1970)| Area: 229,800 sq| km (11,490 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the S Soviet Union, bordering on Iran in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "south and Turkey in the west: mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13,000 ft|)| Capital:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,1,2 ], "the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,1,2 ], "the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,1,3 ], "an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrines" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,2,1 ], "Church" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armenian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, their language, or the Armenian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armenti",1,1,1 ], "a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars| Pop|: 27,473 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arminian",1,1,1 ], "Jacobus Arminius, published in 1610, which rejected absolute predestination and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arminian",1,1,1 ], "denoting, relating to, or believing in the Christian Protestant doctrines of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arminian",1,1,1 ], "doctrines deeply influenced Wesleyan and Methodist theology" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Arminian",1,1,1 ], "insisted that the sovereignty of God is compatible with free will in man| These" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arminian",1,2,1 ], "a follower of such doctrines" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arminius",1,1,1 ], "original name Jacob Harmensen| 1560-1609, Dutch Protestant theologian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armistice Day",1,1,1 ], "Nov| 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Armistice Day",1,1,1 ], "the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armorica",1,1,1 ], "an ancient name for Brittany" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Armstrong",1,1,1 ], "Louis, nickname Satchmo| 1900-71, U|S| jazz trumpeter and bandleader" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Army List",1,1,1 ], "an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Army List",1,1,1 ], "officers liable for recall" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arm|",1,1,1 ], "Armenia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arm|",1,1,2 ], "Armoric" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arne",1,1,1 ], "1710-78, English composer, noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arne",1,1,1 ], "for his song Rule Britannia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnhem Land",1,1,1 ], "Aborigines" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnhem Land",1,1,1 ], "a region of N Australia, in the N Northern Territory: mainly a reserve for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arnhem",1,1,1 ], "a city in the E Netherlands, capital of Gelderland province, on the Rhine:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arnhem",1,1,1 ], "site of a World War II battle| Pop|: 126,955 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnim" ,1, 1, 1],"1781-1831, German romantic poet|He published, with Clemens Brentano, the",1). c_DEF([ "Arnim" ,1, 1, 1],"collection of folk songs,",2). c_DEF([ "Arno",1,1,1 ], "a river in central Italy, rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arno",1,1,1 ], "and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea| Length: about 240 km (150 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",1,1,1 ], "a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire| Pop|: 33,254 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,1 ], "Malcolm| born 1921, English composer, esp| of orchestral works in a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,1 ], "traditional idiom" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,2 ], "Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,2 ], "Matthew| 1822-88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,2 ], "particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,3 ], "headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arnold",2,1,3 ], "his father, Thomas| 1795-1842, English historian and educationalist," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arp" ,1, 1, 1],"Dada movement in Zurich, noted particularly for his abstract organic sculptures",2). c_DEF([ "Arp" ,1, 1, 1],"Hans (hans)| 1887-1966, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet, cofounder of the",1). c_DEF([ "Arp" ,1, 1, 1],"based on natural forms",3). c_DEF([ "Arp",1,1,1 ], "century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arp",1,1,1 ], "died 907 a|d|, Magyar chieftain who conquered Hungary in the late ninth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arran",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| Area: 427 sq| km (165 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arran",1,1,1 ], "an island off the SW coast of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde| Pop|: 3567" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arras",1,1,1 ], "World Wars| Pop|: 50,396 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arras",1,1,1 ], "a town in N France: formerly famous for tapestry; severely damaged in both" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arretine ware",1,1,1 ], "another term for Samian ware ,1,2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arretium",1,1,1 ], "the ancient Latin name of Arezzo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arrhenius",1,1,1 ], "1859-1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arrhenius",1,1,1 ], "electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 1, 1],"Also called: the Ram",1). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 1],"Pisces on the ecliptic and having a second-magnitude star",2). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 1],"a small zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Taurus and",1). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 2, 2],"a person born during the period when the sun is in this sign",1). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 2],"ruled by the planet Mars|The sun is in this sign between about March 21 and April 19",2). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 2, 2],"the first sign of the zodiac, symbol , having a cardinal fire classification,",1). c_DEF([ "Arries" ,1, 3, 1],"born under or characteristic of Aries",1). c_DEF([ "Arru Islands",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aru Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|R|S|M|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Associate of the Royal School of Mines",1). c_DEF([ "Art Deco",1,1,1,1 ], "a style of interior decoration, jewellery, architecture, etc|, at its height" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Art Deco",1,1,1,1 ], "in the 1930s and characterized by geometrical shapes, stylized natural forms, and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Art Deco",1,1,1,1 ], "symmetrical utilitarian designs adapted to mass production" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Art Deco",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Art Nouveau",1,1,1,1 ], "a style of art and architecture of the 1890s, characterized by swelling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Art Nouveau",1,1,1,1 ], "sinuous outlines and stylized natural forms, such as flowers and leaves" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Art Nouveau",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Artaud",1,1,1 ], "1896-1948, French stage director and dramatist, whose concept of the theatre" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Artaud",1,1,1 ], "Theatre et son double (1938)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Artaud",1,1,1 ], "of cruelty is expounded in Manifeste du theatre de la cruaute (1932) and Le" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Artaxerxes I",1,1,1 ], "died 425 b|c|, king of Persia (465-425): son of Xerxes I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Artaxerxes II",1,1,1 ], "Younger at Cunaxa (401)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Artaxerxes II",1,1,1 ], "died 358 b|c|, king of Persia (??404-??358)| He defeated his brother Cyrus the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Artemis",1,1,1 ], "counterpart: Diana" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Artemis",1,1,1 ], "the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo| Roman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arthur",1,1,1 ], "a legendary king of the Britons in the sixth century a|d|, who led Celtic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arthur",1,1,1 ], "leader of the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arthur",1,1,1 ], "resistance against the Saxons: possibly based on a historical figure; represented as" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arthur",1,1,2 ], "Chester Alan| 1830-86, 21st president of the U|S| (1881-85)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arthurian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of Confederation",1,1,1 ], "1788" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of Confederation",1,1,1 ], "confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of Confederation",1,1,1 ], "the agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of War",1,1,1 ], "of Great Britain were bound before the 19th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of War",1,1,1 ], "the disciplinary and legal procedures by which the naval and military forces" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of War",1,1,2 ], "of Military Justice replaced them in 1951" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Articles of War",1,1,2 ], "the regulations of the U|S| army, navy, and air force until the Uniform Code" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Artois",1,1,1 ], "a former province of N France" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aru Islands",1,1,1 ], "(3300 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aru Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in Indonesia, in the SW Moluccas| Area: about 8500 sq| km" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aruba",1,1,1 ], "Venezuela| Chief town: Oranjestad| Pop|: 61,293 (1972 est|)| Area: about 181 sq| km (70" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aruba",1,1,1 ], "an island in the West Indies, in the Netherlands Antilles off the NW coast of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aruba",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arunachal Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "Frontier Agency| Capital: Shillong| Pop|: 467,511 (1971)| Area: 81,426 sq| km (31,756" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Arunachal Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "a union territory of NE India, formed in 1972 from the former North East" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Arunachal Pradesh",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Arundel",1,1,1 ], "a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle| Pop|: 2382 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aruwimi",1,1,1 ], "a river in NE Zaire, rising near Lake Albert as the Ituri and flowing west" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aruwimi",1,1,1 ], "into the River Congo (Zaire)| Length: about 1288 km (800 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aryan",1,1,1 ], "(in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp| of the Nordic type" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aryan",1,1,2 ], "a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from the Indo-Europeans," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aryan",1,1,2 ], "esp| a speaker of an Iranian or Indic language in ancient times" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aryan",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aryan",1,4,1 ], "Indo-European" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aryanize",1,1,1 ], "(in Nazi ideology) to purge (politics and society) of all non-Aryan elements" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aryanize",1,1,1 ], "or people make characteristically Aryan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ar|",1,1,1 ], "Arabia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ar|",1,1,2 ], "Arabic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ar|",1,1,3 ], "Aramaic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "As",1,1,1 ], "arsenic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "As",1,1,2 ], "altostratus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asantehene",1,1,1 ], "the ruler of the Ashanti people of Ghana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asben",1,1,1 ], "another name for Air (region of the Sahara)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascanius",1,1,1 ], "the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascension Day",1,1,1 ], "celebrated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ascension Day",1,1,1 ], "the 40th day after Easter, when the Ascension of Christ into heaven is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascension",1,1,1 ], "the passing of Jesus Christ from earth into heaven (Acts 1:9)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascension",2,1,1 ], "an island in the S Atlantic, northwest of St| Helena: uninhabited until" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascension",2,1,1 ], "claimed by Britain in 1815| Pop|: 1231 (1971)| Area: 88 sq| km (34 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ascensiontide",1,1,1 ], "the ten days from Ascension Day to the day before Whit Sunday" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asch",1,1,1 ], "1880-1957, U|S| writer, born in Poland, who wrote in Yiddish| His works" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asch",1,1,1 ], "include biblical novels" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aschaffenburg",1,1,1 ], "Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814| Pop|: 55,100 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aschaffenburg",1,1,1 ], "a city in central West Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascham",1,1,1 ], "1515-68, English humanist writer and classical scholar: tutor to Queen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascham",1,1,1 ], "Elizabeth I" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asclepiadean",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asclepiadean",1,1,1 ], "or three choriambs, and an iamb" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asclepiadean",1,2,1 ], "an Asclepiadean verse" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asclepius",1,1,1 ], "a god of healing; son of Apollo| Roman counterpart: Aesculapius" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascoli Piceno",1,1,1 ], "Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ascoli Piceno",1,1,1 ], "a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascoli Piceno",1,1,1 ], "b|c|Pop|: 55,053 (1971)| Latin name: Asculum Picenum" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ascot",1,1,1 ], "a horse race meeting held at Ascot, Berkshire, esp| Royal Ascot, a four-day" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ascot",1,1,1 ], "meeting held in June: one of the chief events of the English racing year" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asc|",1,1,1 ], "Ascendant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asgard",1,1,1 ], "the dwelling place of the principal gods, the Aesir" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ash Can School",1,1,1 ], "a group of U|S| painters including Robert Henri and later George Bellows," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ash Can School",1,1,1 ], "founded in 1907, noted for their depiction of the sordid aspects of city life" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ash Wednesday",1,1,1 ], "on their heads" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ash Wednesday",1,1,1 ], "the first day of Lent, named from the practice of Christians of placing ashes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashanti",1,1,1 ], "Area: 24,390 sq| km (9417 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ashanti",1,1,1 ], "an administrative region of central Ghana: former native kingdom, suppressed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashanti",1,1,1 ], "by the British in 1900 after four wars| Capital: Kumasi| Pop|: 1,477,397 (1970)|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ashanti",1,1,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of Ashanti" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashanti",1,1,3 ], "a former name for Twi (the language)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashcroft",1,1,1 ], "Dame Peggy| born 1907, English actress" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashe" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1943, U|S| tennis player: U|S| champion 1968; Wimbledon champion 1975",1). c_DEF([ "Asher",1,1,1 ], "the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashes",1,1,1 ], "Australia in test cricket" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ashes",1,1,1 ], "a cremated cricket stump constituting a trophy competed for by England and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashford",1,1,1 ], "a market town in SE England in central Kent| Pop|: 35,560 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkenazi",1,1,1 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkenazi",1,1,2 ], "of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkenazi",1,1,3 ], "a Jew of German or E European descent" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkenazi",1,1,4 ], "the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkhabad",1,1,1 ], "a city in the SW Soviet Union, capital of the Turkmen SSR| Pop|: 289,000 (1975" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashkhabad",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ashton",1,1,1 ], "(1964), and A Month in the Country (1976)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Ashton",1,1,1 ], "Sir Frederick| born 1906, British ballet dancer and choreographer| His ballets" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashton",1,1,1 ], "include Facade (1931), to music by Walton, La Fille mal gardee (1960), The Dream" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ashton-under-Lyne",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW England, in Greater Manchester| Pop|: 48,865 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashtoreth",1,1,1 ], "an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashur",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Assur" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashurbanipal",1,1,1 ], "died 626 b|c|, king of Assyria (??668-??626): son of Esarhaddon| He built the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ashurbanipal",1,1,1 ], "magnificent palace and library at Nineveh" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asia Minor",1,1,1 ], "the historical name for Anatolia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean and Red Seas in the west| It includes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 2,052,000,000 (1968 est|)| Area: 44,391,162 sq| km (17,139,445 sq| miles)" ,8 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "groups of Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ceylon; contains the mountain ranges" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "large rivers including the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Indus, Ganges, Tigris, and Euphrates|" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "of the Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Pamirs, Tien Shan, Urals, and Caucasus, the great" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "plateaus of India, Iran, and Tibet, vast plains and deserts, and the valleys of many" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "the large peninsulas of Asia Minor, India, Arabia, and Indo-China and the island" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Asia",1,1,1 ], "the largest of the continents, bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asian flu",1,1,1 ], "1957" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Asian flu",1,1,1 ], "a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asian flu",1,1,1 ], "strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Asia or to any of its peoples or languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asian",1,2,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asiatic beetle",1,1,1 ], "a Japanese scarabaeid beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into Hawaii and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asiatic beetle",1,1,1 ], "the northeastern U|S|: a serious pest of sugar cane and cereal crops by destroying" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asiatic beetle",1,1,1 ], "the roots" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Asiatic cholera",1,1,1 ], "another name for cholera" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asiatic",1,2,1 ], "another name for Asian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asir",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: about 1,000,000 (1970 est|)| Area: 103,600 sq| km (40,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asir",1,1,1 ], "a region of SW Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea: under Turkish rule until 1933|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ask",1,1,1 ], "the first man, created by the gods from an ash tree" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Askja",1,1,1 ], "Height: 1510 m (4954 ft|)| Area of crater: 88 sq| km (34 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Askja",1,1,1 ], "a volcano in E central Iceland: active in 1961; largest crater in Iceland|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asmara",1,1,1 ], "a city in Ethiopia: capital of Eritrea| Pop|: 317,950 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asmodeus",1,1,1 ], "(in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asni",1,1,1 ], "a suburb of Paris, on the Seine| Pop|: 75,679 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aso",1,1,1 ], "Naka-dake, has the largest crater in the world, between 16 km (10 miles) and 24 km (15" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aso",1,1,1 ], "a group of five volcanic cones in Japan on central Kyushu, one of which," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aso",1,1,1 ], "miles) in diameter| Highest cone: 1592 m (5223 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Asoka",1,1,1 ], "died 232 b|c|, Indian emperor (??273-232 b|c|), who elevated Buddhism to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asoka",1,1,1 ], "official state religion" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aspasia",1,1,1 ], "5th century b|c|, Greek courtesan; mistress of Pericles" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asperges",1,1,1 ], "a short rite preceding Mass, in which the celebrant sprinkles those present" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asperges",1,1,1 ], "with holy water to the accompaniment of the chant Asperges me, Domine" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asperges",1,1,2 ], "the chant opening with these words" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aspinwall",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Colon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asquith",1,1,1 ], "(1908-16); leader of the Liberal Party (1908-26)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asquith",1,1,1 ], "1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith| 1852-1928, British statesman; prime minister" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assad",1,1,1 ], "born 1928, Syrian statesman and general president of Syria since 1971" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assam",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Shillong| Pop|: 14,957,542 (1971)| Area: about 220,150 sq| km (85,000 sq|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Assam",1,1,1 ], "a state of NE India, situated in the central Brahmaputra valley: tropical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assam",1,1,1 ], "forest, with the heaviest rainfall in the world; produces large quantities of tea|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assam",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Assamese",1,1,1 ], "Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assamese",1,1,1 ], "the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assamese",1,1,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of Assam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assamese",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Assam, its people, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assassin",1,1,1 ], "a member of a secret sect of Muslim fanatics operating in Persia and Syria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assassin",1,1,1 ], "from about 1090 to 1256, murdering their victims, usually Crusaders" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assembly",1,1,1 ], "the lower chamber in various American state legislatures" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assen",1,1,1 ], "a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Drenthe province| Pop|: 42,410 (1973" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assen",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asshur",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Assur" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assiniboine",1,1,1 ], "a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assiniboine",1,1,1 ], "to the Red River at Winnipeg| Length: over 860 km (500 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assisi",1,1,1 ], "Franciscan religious order here in 1208| Pop|: 24,002 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assisi",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Italy, in Umbria: birthplace of St| Francis, who founded the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assiut",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Asyut" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assuan",1,1,1 ], "variant spellings of Aswan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assumption",1,1,1 ], "life was ended" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assumption",1,1,1 ], "the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assumption",1,1,2 ], "the feast commemorating this, celebrated by Roman Catholics on Aug| 15" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assur" ,1, 1, 1],"Asshur, or Ashur n",1). c_DEF([ "Assur" ,1, 1, 2],"symbol was an archer within a winged disc",2). c_DEF([ "Assur" ,1, 1, 2],"the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose",1). c_DEF([ "Assur" ,1, 1, 3],"(60 miles) downstream from the present-day city of Mosul",2). c_DEF([ "Assur" ,1, 1, 3],"one of the chief cities of ancient Assyria, on the River Tigris about 100 km",1). c_DEF([ "Assurbanipal",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Ashurbanipal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyria",1,1,1 ], "an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia: it established an empire that stretched" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyria",1,1,1 ], "b|c| Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Assyria",1,1,1 ], "from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assyrian",1,1,1 ], "an inhabitant of ancient Assyria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyrian",1,1,2 ], "the Afro-Asiatic family and regarded as a dialect of Akkadian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assyrian",1,1,2 ], "the extinct language of the Assyrians, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyrian",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Assyrians, their language," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyrian",1,2,1 ], "or culture" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assyriology",1,1,1 ], "Assyria" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Assyriology",1,1,1 ], "the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Assyr|",1,1,1 ], "Assyrian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astaire",1,1,1 ], "born 1899, U|S| dancer, whose films include Top Hat (1935)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astarte",1,1,1 ], "a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astarte",1,1,1 ], "of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asti",1,1,1 ], "76,048 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asti",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW Italy: famous for its sparkling wine (Asti spumante)| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astolat",1,1,1 ], "a town in Arthurian legend: location unknown" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aston",1,1,1 ], "1877-1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aston",1,1,1 ], "chemistry 1922" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aston",1,1,1 ], "spectograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Astor",1,1,1 ], "John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever| 1886-1971, British proprietor of The" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astor",1,1,1 ], "Times (1922-66)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Astor",1,1,2 ], "Viscountess Nancy Witcher Langhorne | 1879-1964, British politician, born in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astor",1,1,2 ], "the U|S|; the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Astoria",1,1,1 ], "a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astoria",1,1,1 ], "fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor| Pop|: 10,244 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Astrakhan",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Soviet Union, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Astrakhan",1,1,1 ], "below sea level| Pop|: 452,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asturias",1,1,1 ], "Cantabrian Mountains: a Christian stronghold against the Moors (8th to 13th centuries);" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asturias",1,1,1 ], "a region and former kingdom of NW Spain, consisting of a coastal plain and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asturias",1,1,1 ], "rich mineral resources" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Astyanax",1,1,1 ], "by the Greeks" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Astyanax",1,1,1 ], "the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asunci",1,1,1 ], "miles) from the Atlantic| Pop|: 387,676 (1972 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asunci",1,1,1 ], "the capital and chief port of Paraguay, on the Paraguay River, 1530 km (950" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asur",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Assur" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan High Dam",1,1,1 ], "a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan High Dam",1,1,1 ], "dam: 109 m (365 ft|)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan High Dam",1,1,1 ], "miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan High Dam",1,1,1 ], "miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised)| Height of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan",1,1,1 ], "246,000 (1974 est|)| Ancient name: Syene|Also: Assuan, Assouan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aswan",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town in SE Egypt, on the Nile, just below the First Cataract| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Asyut",1,1,1 ], "Ancient Greek name: Lycopolis" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Asyut",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in central Egypt, on the Nile| Pop|: 197,200 (1974 est|)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "As|",1,1,1 ], "Asia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "As|",1,1,2 ], "Asiatic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "At",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "At",1,1,2 ], "astatine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "At",1,2,1 ], "ampere-turn" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atacama Desert",1,1,1 ], "a desert region along the W coast of South America, mainly in N Chile: a major" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atacama Desert",1,1,1 ], "source of nitrates" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atahualpa",1,1,1 ], "1500-33, the last Inca emperor of Peru (1525-33), who was put to death by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atahualpa",1,1,1 ], "Spanish under Pizarro" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atalanta",1,1,1 ], "She lost to Hippomenes when she paused to pick up three golden apples that he had" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atalanta",1,1,1 ], "a maiden who agreed to marry any man who could defeat her in a running race|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atalanta",1,1,1 ], "deliberately dropped" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Atat",1,1,1 ], "of the Turkish republic and president of Turkey (1923-38), who westernized and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atat",1,1,1 ], "original name Mustafa Kemal| 1881-1938, Turkish general and statesman; founder" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atat",1,1,1 ], "secularized the country" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Atbara",1,1,1 ], "a town in NE Sudan| Pop|: 64,326 (1973)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atbara",1,1,2 ], "Nile at Atbara| Length: over 800 km (500 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atbara",1,1,2 ], "a river in NE Africa, rising in N Ethiopia and flowing through E Sudan to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ate",1,1,1 ], "a goddess who makes men blind so that they will blunder into guilty acts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aten",1,1,1 ], "(in ancient Egypt) the solar disc worshipped as the sole god in the reign of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aten",1,1,1 ], "Akhenaten" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athabaska",1,1,1 ], "Lake| a lake in W Canada, in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta| Area: about 7770" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athabaska",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (3000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athabaska",1,1,2 ], "Lake Athabaska| Length: 1230 km (765 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athabaska",1,1,2 ], "a river in W Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing northeast to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athamas",1,1,1 ], "a king of Orchomenus in Boeotia; the father of Phrixus and Helle by his first" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athamas",1,1,1 ], "wife Nephele, whom he deserted for Ino" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athanasian Creed",1,1,1 ], "a profession of faith widely used in the Western Church which, though formerly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athanasian Creed",1,1,1 ], "attributed to Athanasius, probably originated in Gaul between 381 and 428 a|d" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athanasius",1,1,1 ], "296-373 a|d|, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athanasius",1,1,1 ], "against Arianism| Feast day: May 2" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athapascan",1,1,1 ], "a group of North American Indian languages belonging to the Na-Dene phylum," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athapascan",1,1,1 ], "including Apache and Navaho" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athapascan",1,1,2 ], "a speaker of one of these languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atharva-Veda",1,1,1 ], "incantations" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atharva-Veda",1,1,1 ], "the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athelbert",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Ethelbert" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athelred",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Ethelred" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athelstan",1,1,1 ], "895-939 a|d|, king of Wessex and Mercia (924-939 a|d|), who extended his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athelstan",1,1,1 ], "kingdom to include most of England" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athena",1,1,1 ], "a virgin goddess of wisdom, practical skills, and prudent warfare| She was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athena",1,1,1 ], "born, fully armed, from the head of Zeus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athena",1,1,2 ], "Roman counterpart: Minerva" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athenaeum" ,1, 1, 1],"(in ancient Greece) a building sacred to the goddess Athena, esp| the Athenian",1). c_DEF([ "Athenaeum" ,1, 1, 1],"temple that served as a gathering place for the learned",2). c_DEF([ "Athenaeum" ,1, 1, 2],"(in imperial Rome) the academy of learning established near the Forum in about",1). c_DEF([ "Athenaeum" ,1, 1, 2],"135 a|d| by Hadrian",2). c_DEF([ "Athenian",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Athens" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athenian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Athens" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athens",1,1,1 ], "(a!#Ggine)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Athens",1,1,1 ], "after independence in 1834; ancient city-state, most powerful in the 5th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athens",1,1,1 ], "b|c|;contains the hill citadel of the Acropolis| Pop|: 867,023 (1971)| Greek name: Athinai" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Athens",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Greece, in the southeast near the Saronic Gulf: became capital" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Athos",1,1,1 ], "Administrative centre: Karyai| Pop|: 1732 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Athos",1,1,1 ], "Greek Orthodox Basilian monks in 20 monasteries founded in the tenth century|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Athos",1,1,1 ], "a department of NE Greece, in Macedonia: autonomous since 1927; inhabited by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atkinson",1,1,1 ], "Sir Harry Albert| 1831-92, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atkinson",1,1,1 ], "minister of New Zealand (1876-77; 1883-84; 1887-91)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlanta",1,1,1 ], "a city in N Georgia: the state capital| Pop|: 451,123 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantean",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or like Atlas; extremely strong" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantean",1,1,2 ], "of or connected with Atlantis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Charter",1,1,1 ], "14, 1941, consisting of eight principles to guide a postwar settlement" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Charter",1,1,1 ], "the joint declaration issued by F| D| Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on Aug|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic City",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 47,859 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic City",1,1,1 ], "a resort in SE New Jersey on Absecon Beach, an island on the Atlantic coast|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway",1,1,1 ], "a system of inland and coastal waterways along the Atlantic coast of the U|S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway",1,1,1 ], "from Cape Cod to Florida Bay| Length: 2495 km (1550 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "(31,500,000 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "Europe and Africa| Greatest depth: 9220 m (30,246 ft|)| Area: about 81,585,000 sq| km" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "south by the Antarctic, in the west by North and South America, and in the east by" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Ocean",1,1,1 ], "the world's second largest ocean, bounded in the north by the Arctic, in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Provinces",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Maritime Provinces of Canada" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic Standard Time",1,1,1 ], "the local time used in eastern Canada" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic",1,1,1 ], "the| short for the Atlantic Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to or bordering the Atlantic Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantic",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to Atlas or the Atlas Mountains" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantis",1,1,1 ], "(in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlantis",1,1,1 ], "west of the Straits of Gibraltar" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlas Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Desert| Highest peak: Mount Toubkal, 4165 m (13,664 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlas Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain system of N Africa, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlas",1,1,1 ], "a Titan compelled to support the sky on his shoulders as punishment for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atlas",1,1,1 ], "rebelling against Zeus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atlas",1,1,2 ], "a U|S| intercontinental ballistic missile, also used in launching spacecraft" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atli",1,1,1 ], "a king of the Huns who married Gudrun for her inheritance and was slain by her" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atli",1,1,1 ], "after he killed her brothers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atomic Energy Authority",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain) a government body established in 1954 to control research and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atomic Energy Authority",1,1,1 ], "development in atomic energy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atomic Energy Commission",1,1,1 ], "(in the U|S|) a federal board established in 1946 to administer and develop" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atomic Energy Commission",1,1,1 ], "domestic atomic energy programmes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aton",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aten" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atreus",1,1,1 ], "a king of Mycenae, son of Pelops, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and member" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atreus",1,1,1 ], "of the family known as the Atreids " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atropos",1,1,1 ], "the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attenborough",1,1,1 ], "Sir Richard| born 1923, English film actor and producer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attic order",1,1,1 ], "a low pilaster of any order set into the cornice of a building" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attic salt",1,1,1 ], "refined incisive wit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Attica, its inhabitants, or the dialect of Greek spoken" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attic",1,1,1 ], "there, esp| in classical times" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attic",1,1,2 ], "classically elegant, simple, or pure" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attic",1,2,1 ], "dialect of classical Greek" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attic",1,2,1 ], "the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens: the chief literary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attica",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Athens| Pop|: 2,303,051 (1971)| Area: 3776 sq| km (1458 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attica",1,1,1 ], "a department of E central Greece: in ancient times the territory of Athens|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atticism",1,1,1 ], "Hellenistic period" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Atticism",1,1,1 ], "the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp| in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Atticism",1,1,2 ], "an elegant, simple, and clear expression" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attila",1,1,1 ], "406-453 a|d|, king of the Huns, who devastated much of the Roman Empire," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attila",1,1,1 ], "Chalons-sur-Marne" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Attila",1,1,1 ], "invaded Gaul in 451 a|d|, but was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths at" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attis",1,1,1 ], "a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele| In a jealous passion she" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attis",1,1,1 ], "caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attlee",1,1,1 ], "1st Earl Attlee| 1883-1967, British statesman; prime minister (1945-51);" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attlee",1,1,1 ], "leader of the Labour party (1935-55)| His government instituted the welfare state," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attlee",1,1,1 ], "with extensive nationalization" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Attorney General",1,1,1 ], "(in the United Kingdom except Scotland) the senior law officer and chief legal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attorney General",1,1,1 ], "counsel of the Crown: a member of the government and of the House of Commons" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attorney General",1,1,2 ], "(in the U|S|) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Attorney General",1,1,2 ], "head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attu",1,1,1 ], "of the Near Islands" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Attu",1,1,1 ], "the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of SW Alaska: largest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Att| Gen|",1,1,1 ], "Attorney General" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Au",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for gold" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aube",1,1,1 ], "Troyes| Pop|: 292,325 (1975)| Area: 6026 sq| km (2350 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aube",1,1,1 ], "a department of N central France, in Champagne-Ardenne region| Capital:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aube",1,1,2 ], "a river in N central France, flowing northwest to the Seine| Length: about 225" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aube",1,1,2 ], "km (140 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aubervilliers",1,1,1 ], "Notre-Dame-des-Vertus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aubervilliers",1,1,1 ], "an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine| Pop|: 72,997 (1975)| Former name:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aubrey",1,1,1 ], "1626-97, English antiquary and author, noted for his vivid biographies of his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aubrey",1,1,1 ], "contemporaries, Brief Lives (edited 1898)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aubusson",1,1,1 ], "Aubusson in Creuse department, France, esp| flat-woven carpets" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aubusson",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to carpets or tapestries of a type made in and near" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auckland Islands",1,1,1 ], "(234 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auckland Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand| Area: 611 sq| km" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auckland",1,1,1 ], "capital of New Zealand (1840-65)| Pop|: 152,600 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auckland",1,1,1 ], "the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aude",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Carcassonne| Pop|: 279,003 (1975)| Area: 6342 sq| km (2473 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aude",1,1,1 ], "a department of S France on the Gulf of Lions, in Languedoc-Roussillon region|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auden" ,1, 1, 1],"1",1). c_DEF([ "Auden" ,1, 1, 2],"1907-73, English poet, dramatist, critic, and librettist, noted for his lyric",1). c_DEF([ "Auden" ,1, 1, 2],"Isherwood",3). c_DEF([ "Auden" ,1, 1, 2],"and satirical poems and for plays written in collaboration with Christopher",2). c_DEF([ "Audubon",1,1,1 ], "1785-1851, U|S| naturalist and artist, noted particularly for his paintings of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Audubon",1,1,1 ], "birds in Birds of America (1827-38)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auer",1,1,1 ], "Baron von Welsbach| 1858-1929, Austrian chemist who discovered the cerium-iron" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auer",1,1,1 ], "alloy used for flints in cigarette lighters and invented the incandescent gas mantle" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aufklrung",1,1,1 ], "the Enlightenment, esp| in Germany" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augean stables",1,1,1 ], "Hercules diverted the River Alpheus through them and cleaned them in a day" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augean stables",1,1,1 ], "the stables, not cleaned for 30 years, where King Augeas kept 3000 oxen|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augean",1,1,1 ], "extremely dirty or corrupt" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auger effect",1,1,1 ], "of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auger effect",1,1,1 ], "the emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augsburg",1,1,1 ], "(1974 est|)| Roman name: Augusta Vindelicorum" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Augsburg",1,1,1 ], "a city in S West Germany, in Bavaria: founded by the Romans in 14 b|c|;site of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augsburg",1,1,1 ], "between Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire and established the principle" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Augsburg",1,1,1 ], "that each ruler should determine the form of worship in his lands| Pop|: 256,908" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Augsburg",1,1,1 ], "the diet that produced the Peace of Augsburg (1555), which ended the struggles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "August",1,1,1 ], "the eighth month of the year, consisting of 31 days" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augusta",1,1,1 ], "a port in S Italy, in E Sicily| Pop|: 44,794 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,1 ], "characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,1 ], "his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,1 ], "reign" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,2 ], "Corneille, Racine, and Moli`ere) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,2 ], "Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,2 ], "and classicism, esp| the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,1,2 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,2,1 ], "an author in an Augustan Age" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustan",1,2,2 ], "a student of or specialist in Augustan literature" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,1 ], "De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church| Feast day: Aug| 28" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,1 ], "Hippo in North Africa (396-430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,1 ], "Protestant theology| His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,1 ], "Saint| 354-430 a|d|, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church;bishop of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,2 ], "Saint| died 604 a|d|, Roman monk, who converted the English to Christianity;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,2 ], "became the first archbishop of Canterbury (601-604)| Feast day: May 28" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustine",1,1,3 ], "a member of an Augustinian order" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustinian",1,1,1 ], "Christian religious orders founded on his doctrines" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustinian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Saint Augustine of Hippo, his doctrines, or any of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustinian",1,2,1 ], "Augustinian Hermits, and Austin Friars, which are governed by the rule of Saint Augustine" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustinian",1,2,1 ], "a member of any of several religious orders, such as the Augustinian Canons," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustinian",1,2,2 ], "a person who follows the doctrines of Saint Augustine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustus",1,1,1 ], "he became first emperor of Rome, adopting the title Augustus (27 b|c|)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Augustus",1,1,1 ], "known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus|63 b|c|-14 a|d|, Roman statesman, a member of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Augustus",1,1,1 ], "original name Gaius Octavianus;after his adoption by Julius Caesar (44 b|c|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Augustus",1,1,1 ], "the second triumvirate (43 b|c|)| After defeating Mark Antony at Actium (31 b|c|)," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aug|",1,1,1 ], "August" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aulic Council",1,1,1 ], "a council, founded in 1498, of the Holy Roman Emperor| It functioned mainly as" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aulic Council",1,1,1 ], "a judicial body" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aulis",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town in E central Greece, in Boeotia: traditionally the harbour" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aulis",1,1,1 ], "from which the Greeks sailed at the beginning of the Trojan war" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aunt Sally",1,1,1 ], "a figure of an old woman's head, typically with a clay pipe, used in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aunt Sally",1,1,1 ], "fairgrounds and fetes as a target for balls or other objects" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aunt Sally",1,1,2 ], "any person who is a target for insults or criticism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aunt Sally",1,1,3 ], "something set up as a target for disagreement or attack" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurangzeb",1,1,1 ], "1618-1707, Mogul emperor of Hindustan (1658-1707), whose reign marked both the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurangzeb",1,1,1 ], "Mahrattas" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aurangzeb",1,1,1 ], "height of Mogul prosperity and the decline of its power through the revolts of the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aurelian",1,1,1 ], "Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus| 212-275 a|d|, Roman emperor (270-275)," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurelian",1,1,1 ], "who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aureomycin",1,1,1 ], "a brand of chlortetracycline" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auric",1,1,1 ], "born 1899, French composer one of les Six| His works include ballet and film" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auric",1,1,1 ], "music" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aurignacian",1,1,1 ], "by cave art and evidence of the beginnings of religion" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aurignacian",1,1,1 ], "of, relating to, or produced during a flint culture of the Upper Palaeolithic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurignacian",1,1,1 ], "type characterized by the use of bone and antler tools, pins, awls, etc|, and also" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auriol",1,1,1 ], "1884-1966, French statesman president of the Fourth Republic (1947-54)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurora",1,1,1 ], "the Roman goddess of the dawn| Greek counterpart: Eos" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurora",1,1,2 ], "the dawn or rise of something" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aurora",2,1,1 ], "another name for Maewo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auschwitz",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Oswiecim" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ausgleich",1,1,1 ], "the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ausonius",1,1,1 ], "310-395 a|d|, Latin poet, born in Gaul" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aussie",1,1,1 ], "an informal word for Australian or (rare)Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austen",1,1,1 ], "1775-1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austen",1,1,1 ], "Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Austen",1,1,1 ], "Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816)," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Austen",1,1,1 ], "irony of her portrayal of middle-class families| Her completed novels are Sense and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auster",1,1,1 ], "the south wind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austerlitz",1,1,1 ], "Slavkov" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Austerlitz",1,1,1 ], "a town in central Czechoslovakia, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austerlitz",1,1,1 ], "the Russian and Austrian armies in 1805| Pop|: 4747 (1972 est|)| Czech name:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austin",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 291,214 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austin",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austin",2,1,1 ], "(1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austin",2,1,1 ], "1790-1859, English jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austral Islands",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Tubuai Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australasia",1,1,1 ], "Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australasia",1,1,2 ], "(loosely) the whole of Oceania" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australia Day",1,1,1 ], "1788: observed on the first Monday after January 26" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australia Day",1,1,1 ], "a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "Canberra| Pop|: 13,546,200 (1976)| Area: 7,686,845 sq| km (2,967,894 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast| Language: English| Currency: dollar| Capital:" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "the Commonwealth; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Australia",1,1,1 ], "the smallest continent and largest island in the world, situated between the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Alps",1,1,1 ], "Highest peak: Mount Kosciusko, 2195 m (7316 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Alps",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria and SE New South Wales|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Antarctic Territory",1,1,1 ], "160 degrees E" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Antarctic Territory",1,1,1 ], "Australia, lying south of latitude 60 degrees S and between longitudes 45 degrees E and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Antarctic Territory",1,1,1 ], "the area of Antarctica, other than Adelie Land, that is administered by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Capital Territory",1,1,1 ], "197,600 (1976)| Area: 2432 sq| km (939 sq| miles)| Former name: Federal Capital" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Capital Territory",1,1,1 ], "Territory" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Capital Territory",1,1,1 ], "a territory of SE Australia, within New South Wales: consists of two exclaves," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Capital Territory",1,1,1 ], "one containing Canberra, the capital of Australia, and one at Jervis Bay| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,1 ], "a game resembling rugby football, played in Australia between teams of 18 men" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,1 ], "each on an oval pitch, with a ball resembling a large rugby ball| Players attempt to" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,1 ], "kick the ball between posts" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,2 ], "(without crossbars) at either end of the pitch, scoring six points for a goal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,3 ], "(between the two main posts) and one point for a behind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,4 ], "(between either of two outer posts and the main posts)| They may punch or kick" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian Rules",1,1,4 ], "the ball and run with it provided that they bounce it every ten yards" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian terrier",1,1,1 ], "a small wire-haired breed of terrier similar to the cairn" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,1,2 ], "the form of English spoken in Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,1,3 ], "Australia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,1,3 ], "a linguistic phylum consisting of the languages spoken by the Aborigines of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,1 ], "form of English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of Australia, the Australians, or their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,2 ], "Australian Aborigines" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,2 ], "of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum of languages spoken by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,3 ], "Polynesia, New Guinea, and the Moluccas" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australian",1,2,3 ], "of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Australia, New Zealand," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australiana",1,1,1 ], "esp| in the form of a collection" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australiana",1,1,1 ], "objects, such as books, relics, etc|, considered to be typical of Australia," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australianism",1,1,1 ], "the Australian national character or spirit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australianism",1,1,2 ], "loyalty to Australia, its political independence, culture, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australianism",1,1,3 ], "Australia, its people, or their culture" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australianism",1,1,3 ], "a linguistic usage, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australianize",1,1,1 ], "(esp| of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australianize",1,1,1 ], "attitudes integrate into Australian society" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australoid",1,1,1 ], "Australian Aborigines and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Australoid",1,1,1 ], "characterized by dark skin, flat retreating forehead, and medium stature" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Australoid",1,1,1 ], "denoting, relating to, or belonging to a racial group that includes the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australoid",1,2,1 ], "any member of this racial group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Australorp",1,1,1 ], "a heavy black breed of domestic fowl laying brown eggs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austral|",1,1,1 ], "Australasia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austral|",1,1,2 ], "Australia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austrasia",1,1,1 ], "capital at Metz and lasted from 511 a|d| until 814 a|d|It covered the area now" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austrasia",1,1,1 ], "comprising NE France, Belgium, and western Germany" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Austrasia",1,1,1 ], "the eastern region of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks that had its" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austria",1,1,1 ], "7,545,000 (1974 est|)| Area: 83,849 sq| km (32,374 sq| miles)| German name: Osterreich" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Austria",1,1,1 ], "German| Religion: chiefly Roman Catholic| Currency: schilling| Capital: Vienna| Pop|:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Austria",1,1,1 ], "a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; contains part" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austria",1,1,1 ], "a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austria",1,1,1 ], "of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests| Language:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Austria-Hungary",1,1,1 ], "Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and parts of Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia, the Ukraine, and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austria-Hungary",1,1,1 ], "Italy| The empire was broken up after World War I" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Austria-Hungary",1,1,1 ], "the Dual Monarchy established in 1867, consisting of what are now Austria," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austro-",1,1,1 ], "southern" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austro-",2,1,1 ], "Austrian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austro-Asiatic",1,1,1 ], "Malayo-Polynesian together with Mon-Khmer, certain Indian languages, Papuan, etc" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austro-Asiatic",1,1,1 ], "a hypothetical phylum or superfamily of languages that would consist of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austronesia",1,1,1 ], "Micronesia, and Polynesia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Austronesia",1,1,1 ], "the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Indonesia, Melanesia," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austronesian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Austronesian",1,2,1 ], "another name for Malayo-Polynesian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aust|",1,1,1 ], "Australia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aust|",1,1,2 ], "Austria(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aus|",1,1,1 ], "Australia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aus|",1,1,2 ], "Austria(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Authorized Version",1,1,1 ], "an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auth| Ver|",1,1,1 ], "Authorized Version (of the Bible)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Autoharp",1,1,1 ], "a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Autoharp",1,1,1 ], "allowing chords to be played| It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Autoharp",1,1,1 ], "with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Autolycus",1,1,1 ], "3000 metres deep" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Autolycus",1,1,1 ], "a crater in the NW quadrant of the moon about 38 kilometres in diameter and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Autolycus",2,1,1 ], "a thief who stole cattle from his neighbour Sisyphus and prevented him from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Autolycus",2,1,1 ], "recognizing them by making them invisible" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Auvergne",1,1,1 ], "a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Auvergne",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aux Cayes",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Les Cayes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Av",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Ab" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avalon Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "a large peninsula of Newfoundland, between Trinity and Placentia Bays| Area:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avalon Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "about 10,000 sq| km (4000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avalon",1,1,1 ], "Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avalon",1,1,1 ], "an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avar",1,1,1 ], "9th century a|d|: crushed by Charlemagne around 800" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avar",1,1,1 ], "a member of a people of unknown origin in E Europe from the sixth to the early" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ave Maria",1,1,1 ], "(Luke 1:28) and Elisabeth (Luke 1:42) to her; Hail Mary" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ave Maria",1,1,1 ], "a prayer to the Virgin Mary, based on the salutations of the angel Gabriel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ave",1,1,1 ], "short for Ave Maria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ave",1,1,2 ], "repetition of the Ave Maria in this devotion" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ave",1,1,2 ], "the time for the Angelus to be recited, so called because of the threefold" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ave",1,1,3 ], "the beads of the rosary used to count the number of Ave Marias said" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avebury",1,1,1 ], "a village in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge: site of an extensive neolithic stone" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avebury",1,1,1 ], "circle" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aveiro",1,1,1 ], "a port in N central Portugal, on the Aveiro lagoon: ancient Roman town; linked" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aveiro",1,1,1 ], "by canal with the Atlantic Ocean| Pop|: 51,709 (1970)| Ancient name: Talabriga" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avellaneda",1,1,1 ], "(1960)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avellaneda",1,1,1 ], "a city in E Argentina, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires| Pop|: 329,626" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aventine",1,1,1 ], "one of the seven hills on which Rome was built" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Averno",1,1,1 ], "a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Averno",1,1,1 ], "to hell| Latin name: Avernus " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Averroes",1,1,1 ], "Arabic name ibn-Rushd| 1126-88, Arab philosopher and physician in Spain, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Averroes",1,1,1 ], "particularly for his attempts to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy with Islamic religion," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Averroes",1,1,1 ], "which profoundly influenced Christian scholasticism" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Averroism",1,1,1 ], "the teachings of Averroes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aves",1,1,1 ], "the class of vertebrates comprising the birds" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avesta",1,1,1 ], "Zoroaster" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avesta",1,1,1 ], "a collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, including the Songs of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avestan",1,1,1 ], "family; the language of the Avesta| Formerly called: Zend" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avestan",1,1,1 ], "the oldest recorded language of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avestan",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the Avesta or its language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aveyron",1,1,1 ], "289,352 (1975)| Area: 8771 sq| km (3421 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aveyron",1,1,1 ], "a department of S France in Midi-Pyrenees region| Capital: Rodez| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ave|",1,1,1 ], "avenue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avicenna",1,1,1 ], "Arabic name ibn-Sina| 980-1037, Arab philosopher and physician whose" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avicenna",1,1,1 ], "influenced scholasticism, and whose medical work Qanun was the greatest single influence" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Avicenna",1,1,1 ], "on medieval medicine" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Avicenna",1,1,1 ], "philosophical writings, which combined Aristotelianism with neo-Platonist ideas, greatly" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aviemore",1,1,1 ], "a winter sports resort in Scotland, in the Cairngorm Mountains" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avignon",1,1,1 ], "12th-century bridge, now partly destroyed| Pop|: 93,024 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avignon",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE France, on the Rhone: seat of the papacy (1309-77); famous" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avila",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 30,983 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avila",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Spain: 11th-century granite walls and Romanesque cathedral|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avlona",1,1,1 ], "the ancient name for Vlore" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avogadro constant",1,1,1 ], "10'2'3 per mole| Symbol" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avogadro constant",1,1,1 ], "the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of a substance, equal to 6|022,52" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avogadro",1,1,1 ], "Conte di Quaregna| 1776-1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avogadro's law",1,1,1 ], "molecules at the same temperature and pressure" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avogadro's law",1,1,1 ], "the principle that equal volumes of all gases contain the same number of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,1 ], "(1976 est|)| Area: 1336 sq| km (516 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,1 ], "(since 1974) a county of SW England, comprising areas that were formerly parts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,1 ], "of N Somerset and Gloucestershire| Administrative centre: Bristol| Pop|: 920,200" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,2 ], "a river in central England, rising in Northamptonshire and flowing southwest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,2 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,2 ], "through Stratford-upon-Avon to the River Severn at Tewkesbury| Length: 154 km (96" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,3 ], "a river in SW England, rising in Gloucestershire and flowing south and west" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,3 ], "through Bristol to the Severn estuary at Avonmouth|Length: 120 km (75 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,4 ], "Channel| Length: about 96 km (60 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",1,1,4 ], "a river in S England, rising in Wiltshire and flowing south to the English" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Avon",2,1,1 ], "title of (Anthony)Eden" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Av|",1,1,1 ], "avenue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Axis" ,1, 1, 2],"and lasting until their defeat in World War II",2). c_DEF([ "Axis" ,1, 1, 2],"the alliance of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Japan, established in 1936",1). c_DEF([ "Axis" ,1, 1, 3],"as modifier: the Axis powers",1). c_DEF([ "Axminster carpet",1,1,1 ], "a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile| Often shortened to Axminster" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Axum",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aksum" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayacucho",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Peru: nearby is the site of the battle (1824) that won" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayacucho",1,1,1 ], "independence for Peru| Pop|: 26,400 (1970 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aycliffe",1,1,1 ], "a town in Co| Durham: founded as a new town in 1947| Pop|: 20,190 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aydin",1,1,1 ], "a town in SW Turkey: an ancient city of Lydia| Pop|: 50,551 (1970)| Ancient" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aydin",1,1,1 ], "name: Tralles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ayer",1,1,1 ], "Sir Alfred Jules| born 1910, English positivist philosopher, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayer",1,1,1 ], "particularly for his antimetaphysical work Language, Truth, and Logic (1936)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ayers Rock",1,1,1 ], "330 m (1100 ft|)| Base circumference: 9 km (5|6 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ayers Rock",1,1,1 ], "the world's largest monolith, in the Northern Territory of Australia| Height:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayesha",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Aisha" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayina",1,1,1 ], "transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Aegina" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aylesbury",1,1,1 ], "38,499 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aylesbury",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aym",1,1,1 ], "1902-67, French writer: noted for his light and witty narratives" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aymara",1,1,1 ], "a member of a South American Indian people of Bolivia and Peru" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aymara",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, probably related to Quechua" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayr",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW Scotland, in Strathclyde region| Pop|: 47,884 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayr",1,1,2 ], "(until 1975) a county of SW Scotland, now part of Strathclyde region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayrshire",1,1,1 ], "any one of a hardy breed of brown and white dairy cattle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayub Khan",1,1,1 ], "1907-74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958-69)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayurveda",1,1,1 ], "an ancient medical treatise on the art of healing and prolonging life," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ayurveda",1,1,1 ], "sometimes regarded as a fifth Veda" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ayutthaya",1,1,1 ], "1767; noted for its canals and ruins| Pop|: 501,000 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ayutthaya",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: capital of the country until" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azana",1,1,1 ], "1880-1940, Spanish statesman president of the Spanish Republic (1936-39) until" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azana",1,1,1 ], "overthrown by Franco" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azazel",1,1,1 ], "a desert demon to whom the scapegoat bearing the sins of Israel was sent out" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azazel",1,1,1 ], "once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1-28)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azazel",1,1,2 ], "(in later Jewish and Gnostic writings and in Muslim tradition) a prince of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azazel",1,1,2 ], "demons" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azbine",1,1,1 ], "another name for Air" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "5,117,081 (1970)| Area: 86,600 sq| km (33,430 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the S Soviet Union, on the Caspian Sea in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields| Capital: Baku| Pop|:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "east: consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura Rivers, surrounded" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan",1,1,1 ], "Azerbaijan|Capitals: Tabriz and Rezaiyeh| Pop|: 3,600,000 (1977 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan",1,1,1 ], "River: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijan",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous region of NW Iran, separated from Soviet Azerbaijan by the Aras" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijani",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijani",1,1,2 ], "family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azerbaijani",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azikiwe",1,1,1 ], "born 1904, Nigerian statesman first president of Nigeria (1963-66)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azilian",1,1,1 ], "a Palaeolithic culture of Spain and SW France that can be dated to the 10th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azilian",1,1,1 ], "millenium b|c|, characterized by flat bone harpoons and schematically painted pebbles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azilian",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this culture" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aznavour",1,1,1 ], "original name Varenagh Aznavourian| born 1924, French singer and film actor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azor",1,1,1 ], "pen name of Jose Martinez Ruiz| 1874-1967, Spanish writer: noted for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azor",1,1,1 ], "stories of the Spanish countryside" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azores",1,1,1 ], "(1976)| Capital: Ponta Delgada (on Sao Miguel)| Pop|: 336,100 (1970)| Area: 2300 sq| km" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Azores",1,1,1 ], "(888 sq| miles)| Portuguese name: Acores" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Azores",1,1,1 ], "districts of Angra do Heroismo, Horta, and Ponta Delgada: achieved partial autonomy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azores",1,1,1 ], "three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, forming the Portuguese" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azov",1,1,1 ], "(14,500 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Azov",1,1,1 ], "a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azov",1,1,1 ], "almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don| Area: about 37,500 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Azrael",1,1,1 ], "(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Azrael",1,1,1 ], "body at death" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,1,1 ], "16th century" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Mexican Indian people who established a great empire, centred on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,1,1 ], "the valley of Mexico, that was overthrown by Cortes and his followers in the early" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,1,2 ], "the language of the Aztecs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,2,1 ], "also Aztecan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,2,2 ], "language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Aztec",1,2,2 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aztecs, their civilization, or their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|",1,1,1 ], "acre(s) or acreage" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|",1,1,2 ], "America(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|",1,1,3 ], "answer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|A|A|",1,1,1 ], "Amateur Athletic Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|A|A|",1,1,2 ], "Automobile Association of America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|B|",1,1,1 ], "able-bodied seaman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|B|",1,1,2 ], "(in the U|S|) Bachelor of Arts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|B|A|",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain) Amateur Boxing Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|B|A|",1,1,2 ], "American Booksellers Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|",1,1,1 ], "ante Christum" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|",1,1,2 ], "Air Corps" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|",1,1,3 ], "athletic club" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|G|I|",1,1,1 ], "Associate of the City and Guilds Institute" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|T|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Capital Territory" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|T|U|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Council of Trade Unions" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|C|W|",1,1,1 ], "aircraftwoman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 1],"anno Domini",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 3],"17th century (and not the 17th century a|d|)",2). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 3],"is only employed with specific yearshe died in 1621 a|d|, but he died in the",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 4],"Formerly the practice was to write a|d",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 5],"preceding the date (a|d| 1621), and it is also strictly correct to omit in",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 5],"when a|d",2). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 6],"Domini (in the year of Our Lord), but this is no longer general practice|b|c",2). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 6],"is used, since this is already contained in the meaning of the Latin anno",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 7],"born about 540 b|c|; the battle took place in the 4th century b|c",2). c_DEF([ "A|D|" ,1, 7],"is used with both specific dates and indications of the periodHeraclitus was",1). c_DEF([ "A|D|C|",1,1,1 ], "aide-de-camp" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|D|C|",1,1,2 ], "analog-digital converter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|D|P|",1,1,1 ], "automatic data processing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|E| & P|",1,1,1 ], "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|E|A|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Atomic Energy Authority",1). c_DEF([ "A|E|U|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Amalgamated Engineering Union",1). c_DEF([ "A|E|or AE",1,1,1 ], "the pen name of (George William)Russell" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|",1,1,1 ], "Anglo-French" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|A|M|",1,1,1 ], "Ancient Free and Accepted Masons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|C|",1,1,1 ], "Air Force Cross" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|C|",1,1,2 ], "Association Football Club" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|C|",1,1,3 ], "automatic flight control" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|C|",1,1,4 ], "automatic frequency control" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|F|M|",1,1,1 ], "Air Force Medal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|G|",1,1,1 ], "Adjutant General" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|G|",1,1,2 ], "Attorney General" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|G|",1,1,3 ], "Aktiengesellschaft" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|G|M|",1,1,1 ], "annual general meeting" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|H|" ,1, 1, 1],"a|d|)",2). c_DEF([ "A|H|" ,1, 1, 1],"indicating years in the Muslim system of dating, numbered from the Hegira (622",1). c_DEF([ "A|H|" ,1, 1, 2],"anno Hegirae",1). c_DEF([ "A|I|",1,1,1 ], "artificial insemination" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|A|",1,1,1 ], "Associate of the Institute of Actuaries" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|C|C|",1,1,1 ], "All India Congress Committee: the national assembly of the Indian National" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|C|C|",1,1,1 ], "Congress" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|D|",1,1,1 ], "acute infectious disease" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|D|",1,1,2 ], "artificial insemination (by) donor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|D|",1,1,3 ], "Agency for International Development" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|F|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Imperial Force" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|H|",1,1,1 ], "artificial insemination (by) husband" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|I|R|",1,1,1 ], "All India Radio" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|J|A|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Journalists' Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|J|C|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Jockey Club" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|L|",1,1,1 ], "Anglo-Latin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|L|P|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Labor Party" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|L|S|",1,1,1 ], "autograph letter signed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|",1,1,1 ], "associate member" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|",1,1,2 ], "Albert Medal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|",1,1,3 ], "(in the U|S|) Master of Arts" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|A|",1,1,1 ], "American Medical Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|D|G|",1,1,1 ], "ad majorem Dei gloriam (the Jesuit motto)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|I|Chem|E|",1,1,1 ], "Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|I|C|E|",1,1,1 ], "Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|M|I|Mech|E|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers",1). c_DEF([ "A|N| Other",1,1,1 ], "an unnamed person: used in team lists, etc|, to indicate a place that remains" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|N| Other",1,1,1 ], "to be filled" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A|N|",1,1,1 ], "Anglo-Norman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|N|U|",1,1,1 ], "Australian National University" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|P|",1,1,1 ], "Air Police" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|P|",1,1,2 ], "Associated Press" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|R|",1,1,1 ], "Autonomous Region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|R|C|M|",1,1,1 ], "Associate of the Royal College of Music" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|R|C|S|",1,1,1 ], "Associate of the Royal College of Science" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|A|",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain) Amateur Swimming Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|A|",1,1,2 ], "(in the U|S|) American Standards Association" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|E|A|N|",1,1,1 ], "Association of Southeast Asian Nations" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|I|O|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Security Intelligence Organization" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|M|",1,1,1 ], "air-to-surface missile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|T|",1,1,1 ], "Atlantic Standard Time" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|S|T|M|S|" ,1, 1, 1],"Association of Scientific, Technical, and Managerial Staffs",1). c_DEF([ "A|T|C|",1,1,1 ], "air traffic control" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|T|C|",1,1,2 ], "(in Britain) Air Training Corps" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|T|V|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Associated Television",1). c_DEF([ "A|U|",1,1,1 ], "angstrom unit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|",1,1,2 ], "astronomical unit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|C|",1,1,1 ], "(indicating years numbered from the founding of Rome, taken as 753 b|c|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|C|",1,1,1,1 ], "ab urbe condita" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|C|",1,1,1,2 ], "anno urbis conditae" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|C|",1,1,2 ], "Australian Universities Commission" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|U|E|W|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers",1). c_DEF([ "A|V|",1,1,1 ], "Authorized Version (of the Bible)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|V|M|(in Britain)" ,1, 1, 1],"Air Vice-Marshal",1). c_DEF([ "A|W|O|L|",1,1,1 ], "absent without leave; absent from one's post or duty without official" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A|W|O|L|",1,1,1 ], "permission but without intending to desert" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "A|W|U|",1,1,1 ], "Australian Workers' Union" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "A||E|C|(in the U|S|)" ,1, 1, 1],"Atomic Energy Commision",1). c_DEF([ "B Special",1,1,1 ], "a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B Special",1,1,1 ], "in Northern Ireland" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "B battery",1,1,1 ], "a battery for supplying a voltage to the anode of a thermionic valve" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B complex",1,1,1 ], "short for vitamin B complex" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B horizon",1,1,1 ], "deposits of leached material" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "B horizon",1,1,1 ], "the layer of a soil profile immediately below the A horizon, containing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "Baume" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "a former name of Annaba" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "born 1894, Austrian orchestral conductor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "modern flute" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Basel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1,1 ], "a note having a frequency of 493|88 hertz (B above middle C) or this value" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1,1 ], "multiplied or divided by any power of 2; the seventh note of the scale of C major" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1,2 ], "a key, string, or pipe producing this note" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,1,3 ], "the major or minor key having this note as its tonic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,10 ], "baryon number" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,11 ], "international car registration for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,12 ], "Belgium| h" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,2 ], "the supporting or less important of two things" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,3 ], "a human blood type of the ABO group, containing the B antigen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,4 ], "(in Britain) a secondary road" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,5 ], "boron" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,6 ], "magnetic flux density" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,7 ], "bishop" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,8 ], "(on Brit| pencils, signifying degree of softness of lead) black" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B",1,1,9 ], "bel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B'nai B'rith",1,1,1 ], "a Jewish fraternal organization of men founded in New York in 1843, having" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B'nai B'rith",1,1,1 ], "moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "B-(of U|S| military aircraft)" ,1, 1, 1],"bomber",1). c_DEF([ "B/D",1,1,1 ], "bank draft" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/D",1,1,2 ], "bills discounted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/D",1,1,3 ], "brought down" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/E",1,1,1 ], "bill of exchange" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/F",1,1,1 ], "brought forward" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/L" ,1, 1, 1],"n",1). c_DEF([ "B/L" ,1, 2, 1],"bill of lading",1). c_DEF([ "B/O",1,1,1 ], "brought over" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/O",1,1,2 ], "buyer's option" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/P",1,1,1 ], "bills payable" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/R",1,1,1 ], "bills receivable" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/S",1,1,1 ], "bags" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/S",1,1,2 ], "bales" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/S",1,1,3 ], "bill of sale" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "B/W",1,1,1 ], "black and white" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BAL",1,1,1 ], "British anti-lewisite" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BALPA",1,1,1 ], "acronym for British Airline Pilots" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BCD",1,1,1 ], "binary-coded decimal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BDS",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Barbados" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BG",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Bulgaria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BH",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for British Honduras" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BMR",1,1,1 ], "basal metabolic rate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BOSS",1,1,1 ], "acronym for Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BOSS",1,1,1 ], "police" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "BR",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Brazil" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BRG",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Guyana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BRN",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Bahrain" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BRS",1,1,1 ], "British Road Services" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BS" ,1, 1],"British Standard(s)",1). c_DEF([ "BS" ,1, 2],"international car registration for",1). c_DEF([ "BS" ,1, 3],"Bahamas",1). c_DEF([ "BSI",1,1,1 ], "British Standards Institution" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BUR",1,1,1 ], "international car registration for Burma" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BWR",1,1,1 ], "boiling-water reactor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BWV(#6preceding a number#5)",1,1,1 ], "Music" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BWV(#6preceding a number#5)",1,2,1 ], "Bach Werke-Verzeichnis: indicating the serial number in the catalogue of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "BWV(#6preceding a number#5)",1,2,1 ], "works of J| S| Bach made by Wolfgang Schmieder (born 1901), published in 1950" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ba",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for barium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ba",1,1,1 ], "the soul, represented as a bird with a human head" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baader-Meinhof Gang",1,1,1 ], "Meinhof (1934-76)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baader-Meinhof Gang",1,1,1 ], "a group of West German guerrillas dedicated to the violent overthrow of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baader-Meinhof Gang",1,1,1 ], "capitalist society; named after its leading members, Andreas Baader (1943-77) and Ulrike" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baal Shem Tov",1,1,1 ], "and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baal Shem Tov",1,1,1 ], "original name Israel ben Eliezer| 1700-60, Jewish religious leader, teacher," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baal",1,1,1 ], "any of several ancient Semitic fertility gods" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baal",1,1,2 ], "the sun god and supreme national deity" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baal",1,1,3 ], "any false god or idol" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baalbek",1,1,1 ], "a town in E Lebanon: an important city in Phoenician and Roman times;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baalbek",1,1,1 ], "extensive ruins| Pop|: 15,000 (1973 est|)| Ancient name: Heliopolis" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bab el Mandeb",1,1,1 ], "a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bab el Mandeb",1,1,1 ], "of Aden" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bab",1,1,1 ], "Babism; executed as a heretic of Islam" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bab",1,1,1 ], "title of Mirza Ali Mohammed| 1819-50, Persian religious leader: founded" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babar",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Baber" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babbage",1,1,1 ], "1792-1871, English mathematician and inventor, who built a calculating machine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babbage",1,1,1 ], "that anticipated the modern electronic computer" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babbitt metal",1,1,1 ], "any of a number of alloys originally based on tin, antimony, and copper but" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babbitt metal",1,1,1 ], "now often including lead: used esp| in bearings| Sometimes shortened to Babbitt" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babbitt",1,1,1 ], "a narrow-minded and complacent member of the middle class" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babel" ,2, 1, 1],"1894-1941, Russian short-story writer, whose works include",1). c_DEF([ "Babel" ,2, 1, 2],"and",1). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,1,1 ], "Tower of Babel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2 ], "11:1-10)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2 ], "a tower presumptuously intended to reach from earth to heaven, the building of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2 ], "which was frustrated when Jehovah confused the language of the builders (Genesis" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2,1 ], "a confusion of noises or voices" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2,2 ], "a scene of noise and confusion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babel",1,1,2,2 ], "the city, probably Babylon, in which this tower was supposedly built" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baber",1,1,1 ], "conquered India in 1526" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baber",1,1,1 ], "original name Zahir ud-Din Mohammed| 1483-1530, founder of the Mogul Empire:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babeuf",1,1,1 ], "1760-97, French political agitator: plotted unsuccessfully to destroy the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babeuf",1,1,1 ], "Directory and establish a communistic system" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babi",1,1,1 ], "a disciple of the Bab" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babi",1,1,2 ], "another word for Babism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babism",1,1,1 ], "a pantheistic Persian religious sect, founded in 1844 by the Bab, forbidding" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babism",1,1,1 ], "polygamy, concubinage, begging, trading in slaves, and indulgence in alcohol and drugs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babur",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Baber" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baby-bouncer",1,1,1 ], "a seat on springs suspended from a door frame, etc|, in which a baby may be" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baby-bouncer",1,1,1 ], "placed for exercise" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baby-walker",1,1,1 ], "a light frame on casters or wheels to help a baby learn to walk| U|S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baby-walker",1,1,1 ], "equivalent: go-cart" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babylon",1,1,1 ], "the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia: first settled around 3000 b|c" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylon",1,1,2 ], "any place of exile" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylon",1,1,3 ], "any city of depravity and luxury" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylon",1,1,4 ], "(in Protestant polemic) the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as the seat of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylon",1,1,4 ], "luxury and corruption" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonia",1,1,1 ], "2200-538 b|c|, when it was conquered by the Persians" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonia",1,1,1 ], "the southern kingdom of ancient Mesopotamia: a great empire from about" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian captivity",1,1,1 ], "the exile of the Jews in Babylonia from 597 to about 538 b|c" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian captivity",1,1,2 ], "the exile of the seven popes in Avignon (1309-77)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,1,1 ], "an inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,1,2 ], "Afro-Asiatic family: a dialect of Akkadian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,1,2 ], "the extinct language of Babylonia, belonging to the E Semitic subfamily of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Babylon or Babylonia, its" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,2,1 ], "people, or their language" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Babylonian",1,2,2 ], "decadent or depraved" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacchae",1,1,1 ], "the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacchic",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Bacchus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacchic",1,1,2 ], "riotously drunk" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacchus",1,1,1 ], "(in ancient Greece and Rome) a god of wine and giver of ecstasy, identified" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacchus",1,1,1 ], "with Dionysus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach trumpet",1,1,1 ], "a modern small three-valved trumpet for playing clarino passages in Bach's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach trumpet",1,1,1 ], "music" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,1 ], "German composer, resident in London from 1762" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,1 ], "Johann Christian , 11th son of J| S| Bach, called the English Bach| 1735-82," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,2 ], "Johann Christoph | 1642-1705, German composer: wrote oratorios, cantatas, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,2 ], "motets, some of which were falsely attributed to J| S| Bach, of whom he was a distant" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,2 ], "relative" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "Arnstadt (1703-07) and Muhlhausen (1707-08); court organist at Weimar (1708-17); musical" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "Johann Sebastian (ze!bastjan)| 1685-1750, German composer: church organist at" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "Leipzig (1728-50)| His output was enormous and displays great vigour and invention" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "Matthew (1729), the six Brandenburg Concertos (1720-21), the 48 preludes and fugues of" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "cantatas and oratorios, settings of the Passion according to St| John (1723) and St|" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "director for Prince Leopold of Kothen (1717-28); musical director for the city of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "the Well-tempered Clavier (completed 1744), and the Mass in B Minor (1733-38)" ,8 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,3 ], "within the northern European polyphonic tradition| His works include nearly 200" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,4 ], "Bach| 1714-88, German composer, chiefly of symphonies, keyboard sonatas, and church" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,4 ], "Karl (or Carl)Philipp Emanuel (karl !fi$:l$Ip e!ma$:n$ue$:l), 3rd son of J| S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,4 ], "music" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,5 ], "Wilhelm Friedemann , eldest son of J| S| Bach| 1710-84, German composer: wrote" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bach",1,1,5 ], "nine symphonies and much keyboard and religious music" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bacharach",1,1,1 ], "born 1928, U|S| composer of popular songs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Arts",1,1,1 ], "a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Arts",1,1,1 ], "undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of the liberal arts or humanities" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Arts",1,1,2 ], "a person who holds this degree" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Science",1,1,1 ], "a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Science",1,1,1 ], "undergraduate studies in a branch of the sciences" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bachelor of Science",1,1,2 ], "a person who holds this degree" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Back River",1,1,1 ], "a river in N Canada, rising in the Northwest Territories and flowing northeast" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Back River",1,1,1 ], "to the Arctic Ocean| Length: about 966 km (600 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Backs",1,1,1 ], "the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacolod",1,1,1 ], "(1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bacolod",1,1,1 ], "a town in the Philippines, on the NW coast of Negros Island| Pop|: 196,492" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,1 ], "Essays (1625), The Advancement of Learning (1605), and Novum Organum (1620)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,1 ], "Francis, Baron Verulam, Viscount St| Albans| 1561-1626, English philosopher," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,1 ], "statesman, and essayist; described the inductive method of reasoning: his works include" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,2 ], "Francis| born 1909, Irish painter, noted for his distorted, richly coloured" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,2 ], "human figures, dogs, and carcasses" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,3 ], "Roger| 1214-92, English Franciscan monk, scholar, and scientist: stressed the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,3 ], "his age" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,3 ], "importance of experiment, demonstrated that air is required for combustion, and first used" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bacon",1,1,3 ], "lenses to correct vision| His Opus Majus (1266) is a compendium of all the sciences of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bactria",1,1,1 ], "River: forms the present district of Balkh in N Afghanistan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bactria",1,1,1 ], "an ancient country of SW Asia, between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Oxus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bactrian camel",1,1,1 ], "a two-humped camel, Camelus bactrianus, used as a beast of burden in the cold" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bactrian camel",1,1,1 ], "deserts of central Asia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bad Godesberg",1,1,1 ], "the official name for Godesberg" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bad Lands",1,1,1 ], "a deeply eroded barren region of SW South Dakota and NW Nebraska" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Badajoz",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 101,110 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Badajoz",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW Spain: strategically positioned near the frontier with Portugal|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Badalona",1,1,1 ], "a port in NE Spain: an industrial suburb of Barcelona| Pop|: 162,888 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baden",1,1,1 ], "a former state of West Germany, now part of Baden-Wurttemberg" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Baden",1,1,1 ], "a spa in SW West Germany, in Baden-Wurttemberg| Pop|: 36,900 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Powell",1,1,1 ], "1st Baron Baden-Powell| 1857-1941, British general, noted for his defence of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Powell",1,1,1 ], "Mafeking (1899-1900) in the Boer War founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Powell",1,1,1 ], "sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Wtemberg",1,1,1 ], "35,742 sq| km (13,800 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baden-Wtemberg",1,1,1 ], "a state of SW West Germany| Capital: Stuttgart| Pop|: 8,895,048 (1970)| Area:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Badoglio",1,1,1 ], "1871-1956, Italian marshal premier (1943-44) following Mussolini's downfall:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Badoglio",1,1,1 ], "arranged an armistice with the Allies (1943)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baeda",1,1,1 ], "Latin name of Bede" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baedeker raid",1,1,1 ], "importance in England" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baedeker raid",1,1,1 ], "one of the German air raids in 1942 on places of cultural and historical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baedeker",1,1,1 ], "Baedeker (1801-59) or his firm" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baedeker",1,1,1 ], "any of a series of travel guidebooks issued by the German publisher Karl" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baedeker",1,1,2 ], "any guidebook" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baeyer",1,1,1 ], "1835-1917, German chemist, noted for the synthesis of indigo: Nobel prize for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baeyer",1,1,1 ], "chemistry 1905" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baez",1,1,1 ], "born 1941, U|S| rock and folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter, noted for the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baez",1,1,1 ], "pure quality of her voice and for her committed pacifist and protest songs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baffin Bay",1,1,1 ], "part of the Northwest Passage, situated between Baffin Island and Greenland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baffin Island",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: about 2000| Area: 476,560 sq| km (184,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baffin Island",1,1,1 ], "the largest island of the Canadian Arctic, between Greenland and Hudson Bay|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baganda",1,1,1 ], "a Negroid people of E Africa living chiefly in Uganda" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bagdad",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Baghdad" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bagehot",1,1,1 ], "(1873)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bagehot",1,1,1 ], "1826-77, English economist and journalist: editor of The Economist;author of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bagehot",1,1,1 ], "The English Constitution (1867), Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baghdad",1,1,1 ], "(762-1258)| Pop|: 2,183,760 (1970 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baghdad",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris: capital of the Abbasid Caliphate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baghlan",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE Afghanistan: sugar refining| Pop|: 110,874 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baguio",1,1,1 ], "84,538 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baguio",1,1,1 ], "a city in the N Philippines, on N Luzon: summer capital of the Republic| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baha Blanca",1,1,1 ], "a port in E Argentina| Pop|: 175,000 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baha'ullah",1,1,1 ], "Shiite Muslim, later a disciple of the Bab: founder of Bahaism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baha'ullah",1,1,1 ], "title of Mirza Hosein Ali| 1817-92, Persian religious leader: originally a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahai",1,1,1 ], "an adherent of Bahaism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahai",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Bahaism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahaism",1,1,1 ], "a religious system founded in 1863 by Baha'ullah, based on Babism and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahaism",1,1,1 ], "emphasizing the value of all religions and the spiritual unity of all mankind" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bahamas",1,1,1 ], "Commonwealth since 1973| Language: English| Currency: Bahamian dollar| Capital: Nassau|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bahamas",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 175,192 (1970)| Area: 11,406 sq| km (4404 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bahamas",1,1,1 ], "West Indies: a British colony from 1783 until 1964; an independent nation within the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bahamas",1,1,1 ], "a group of over 700 coral islands (about 20 of which are inhabited) in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahasa Indonesia",1,1,1 ], "the official language of Indonesia: developed from the form of Malay formerly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahasa Indonesia",1,1,1 ], "widely used as a trade language in SE Asia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bahia de los Cochinos",1,1,1 ], "the Spanish name of Bay of Pigs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahia",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| Area: about 562,000 sq| km (217,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bahia",1,1,1 ], "a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic coast| Capital: Salvador| Pop|: 7,493,470" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahrain",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 243,000 (1974 UN est|)| Area: 600 sq| km (232 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bahrain",1,1,1 ], "an independent sheikdom on the Persian Gulf, consisting of several islands:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bahrain",1,1,1 ], "oil reserves| Language: Arabic| Religion: Muslim| Currency: dinar| Capital: Manama|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bahrain",1,1,1 ], "under British protection until the declaration of independence in 1971| It has large" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bai",1,1,1 ], "Etymological English Dictionary (1721-27), on which Dr| Johnson's dictionary was based" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bai",1,1,1 ], "Nathaniel| died 1742, English lexicographer: compiler of An Universal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bai;" ,1, 2, 1],"English Dictionary (1721-27), on which Dr| Johnson's dictionary was based",2). c_DEF([ "Bai;" ,1, 2, 1],"died 1742, English lexicographer: compiler of An Universal Etymological",1). c_DEF([ "Baikal",1,1,1 ], "Eurasia and the deepest in the world| Greatest depth: over 1500 m (5000 ft|)| Area:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baikal",1,1,1 ], "a lake in the S Soviet Union, in SE Siberia: the largest freshwater lake in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baikal",1,1,1 ], "about 33,670 sq| km (13,000 sq| miles)| rigin" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baile ath",1,1,1 ], "the Irish Gaelic name for Dublin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bailey bridge",1,1,1 ], "a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel parts that can be rapidly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bailey bridge",1,1,1 ], "assembled" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bailly",1,1,1 ], "lying in the SE quadrant" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bailly",1,1,1 ], "one of the largest craters on the moon, about 293 kilometres in diameter," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baily's beads",1,1,1 ], "before and after a total eclipse" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baily's beads",1,1,1 ], "the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bairam",1,1,1 ], "Ramadan, the other (Greater Bairam) 70 days later at the end of the Islamic year" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bairam",1,1,1 ], "either of two Muslim festivals, one (Lesser Bairam) falling at the end of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baird",1,1,1 ], "1888-1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baird",1,1,1 ], "system of television, replaced in 1935 by a 405-line electrically scanned system" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bairnsfather",1,1,1 ], "1888-1959, English cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bairnsfather",1,1,1 ], "the war in the trenches during World War I" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baja California Sur",1,1,1 ], "Capital: La Paz| Pop|: 128,019 (1970)| Area: about 72,500 sq| km (28,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baja California Sur",1,1,1 ], "a state of NW Mexico, in the S part of the Lower California peninsula|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baja California",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Mexicali| Pop|: 856,773 (1970)| Area: about 71,500 sq| km (27,600 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baja California",1,1,1 ], "a state of NW Mexico, in the N part of the Lower California peninsula|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baja California",1,1,2 ], "the Spanish name for Lower California" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bajan",1,1,1 ], "a native of Barbados" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bajan",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Barbados or its inhabitants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakelite",1,1,1 ], "any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakelite",1,1,1 ], "making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baker",1,1,1 ], "Sir Benjamin| 1840-1907, English engineer who, with Sir John Fowler, designed" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baker",1,1,1 ], "and constructed much of the London underground railway, the Forth Railway Bridge," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baker",1,1,1 ], "and the first Aswan Dam" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baker",1,1,2 ], "Dame Janet| born 1933, English mezzo-soprano" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baker",1,1,3 ], "Sir Samuel White| 1821-93, English explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakewell tart",1,1,1 ], "almond-flavoured sponge cake" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bakewell tart",1,1,1 ], "an open tart having a pastry base and a layer of jam and filled with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakst" ,1, 1, 1],"1866-1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his",1). c_DEF([ "Bakst" ,1, 1, 1],"richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's",2). c_DEF([ "Baku",1,1,1 ], "Azerbaijan SSR: important for its extensive oilfields| Pop|: 851,547 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baku",1,1,1 ], "a port in the S Soviet Union, on the Caspian Sea: the capital of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakunin",1,1,1 ], "1814-76, Russian anarchist and writer: a prominent member of the First" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bakunin",1,1,1 ], "International, expelled from it after conflicts with Marx" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bala",1,1,1 ], "a narrow lake in Gwynedd: the largest natural lake in Wales| Length: 6 km (4" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bala",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balaam",1,1,1 ], "a Mesopotamian diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balaam",1,1,1 ], "future glories for them instead, after being reproached by his ass (Numbers 22-23)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balaclava helmet",1,1,1 ], "a close-fitting woollen hood that covers the ears, as originally worn by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balaclava helmet",1,1,1 ], "soldiers in the Crimean War" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balakirev",1,1,1 ], "1837-1910, Russian composer, whose works include two symphonic poems, two" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balakirev",1,1,1 ], "symphonies, and many arrangements of Russian folk songs" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balaklava",1,1,1 ], "a small port in the SW Soviet Union, in S Crimea: scene of an inconclusive" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balaklava",1,1,1 ], "battle (1854), which included the charge of the Light Brigade, during the Crimean War" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balance",1,1,1 ], "the constellation Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balanchine",1,1,1 ], "born 1904 in Russia, U|S| choreographer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balaton",1,1,1 ], "a large shallow lake in W Hungary| Area: 689 sq| km (266 sq| miles)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balbo",1,1,1 ], "(1929-33)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balbo",1,1,1 ], "1896-1940, Italian Fascist politician and airman: minister of aviation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balboa",1,1,1 ], "1475-1519, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balboa",2,1,1 ], "a port at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal: the administrative centre of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balboa",2,1,1 ], "the Canal Zone| Pop|: 2569 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balder",1,1,1 ], "Loki" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balder",1,1,1 ], "a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature| He was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balder",1,1,1 ], "killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Hod, misled by the malicious" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin I",1,1,1 ], "(1104), Beirut (1109), and Sidon (1110)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin I",1,1,1 ], "1058-1118, crusader and first king of Jerusalem (1100-18), who captured Acre" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin",1,1,1 ], "James born 1924, U|S| writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin",1,1,1 ], "Mountain" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin",1,1,2 ], "(1954)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin",1,1,3 ], "Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley| 1867-1947, British Conservative" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baldwin",1,1,3 ], "statesman: prime minister (1923-24, 1924-29, 1932-37)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balearic Islands",1,1,1 ], "Baleares (bale!ares)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Balearic Islands",1,1,1 ], "Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain| Capital: Palma, on" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balearic Islands",1,1,1 ], "Majorca| Pop|: 532,946 (1970)| Area: 5012 sq| km (1935 sq| miles)| Spanish name:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balearic Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balenciaga",1,1,1 ], "1895-1972, Spanish couturier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balfour Declaration",1,1,1 ], "existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine could be safeguarded" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balfour Declaration",1,1,1 ], "setting up of a national home for the Jews in Palestine, provided that the rights of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balfour Declaration",1,1,1 ], "the statement made by Arthur Balfour in 1917 of British support for the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balfour",1,1,1 ], "(1902-05); foreign secretary (1916-19)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balfour",1,1,1 ], "1st Earl of Balfour| 1848-1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bali",1,1,1 ], "an island in Indonesia, east of Java: mountainous, rising over 3000 m (10,000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bali",1,1,1 ], "ft|)| Capital: Singaradja| Pop|: 2,217,000 (1974 est|)| Area: 5558 sq| km (2146 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bali",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balikpapan",1,1,1 ], "a city in Indonesia, on the SE coast of Borneo| Pop|: 137,340 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balinese",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Bali, its people, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balinese",1,2,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Bali" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balinese",1,2,2 ], "the language of the people of Bali, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baliol",1,1,1 ], "1249-1315, king of Scotland (1292-96): defeated and imprisoned by Edward I of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baliol",1,1,1 ], "England (1296)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range extending across Bulgaria from the Black Sea to the Yugoslav" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan Mountains",1,1,1 ], "border| Highest peak: Mount Botev, 2376 m (7793 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "a large peninsula in SE Europe, between the Adriatic and Aegean Seas" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan States",1,1,1 ], "Greece, and the European part of Turkey" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan States",1,1,1 ], "the countries of the Balkan Peninsula: Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan",1,1,1 ], "Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkan",1,1,1 ], "of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkanize",1,1,1 ], "to divide (a territory) into small warring states" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkh",1,1,1 ], "Mazar-i-Sharif" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkh",1,1,1 ], "a district of N Afghanistan, corresponding to ancient Bactria| Chief town:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkhash",1,1,1 ], "Area: about 1800 sq| km (7000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balkhash",1,1,1 ], "a salt lake in the SW Soviet Union, in SE Kazakhstan: fed by the Ili River|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balkis",1,1,1 ], "the name in the Koran of the queen of Sheba" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ball",1,1,1 ], "Revolt (1381)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ball",1,1,1 ], "died 1381, English priest: executed as one of the leaders of the Peasants'" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ballance",1,1,1 ], "1839-93, New Zealand statesman, born in Northern Ireland: prime minister of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ballance",1,1,1 ], "New Zealand (1891-93)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ballarat",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ballarat",1,1,1 ], "gold-mining region| Pop|: 58,434 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balmain",1,1,1 ], "born 1914, French couturier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",1,1,1 ], "a laced walking shoe" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",1,1,2 ], "a 19th-century woollen petticoat, worn showing below the skirt" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",1,1,3 ], "a Scottish brimless hat of dark blue wool with a cockade and plume on one" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",1,1,3 ], "side" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",2,1,1 ], "British sovereign" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balmoral",2,1,1 ], "a castle in NE Scotland, in Grampian region: a private residence of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balmung",1,1,1 ], "(in the Nibelungenlied) Siegfried's sword" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balt",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the Baltic-speaking peoples of the Baltic States" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balthazar",1,1,1 ], "416 ounces)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balthazar",1,1,1 ], "a wine bottle holding the equivalent of sixteen normal bottles (approximately" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balthazar",2,1,1 ], "one of the Magi, the others being Caspar and Melchior" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic Sea",1,1,1 ], "a sea in N Europe, connected with the North Sea by the Skaggerak, Kattegat," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic Sea",1,1,1 ], "and Oresund; shallow, with low salinity and small tides" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic Shield",1,1,1 ], "the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic States",1,1,1 ], "became constituent republics of the Soviet Union in 1940" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic States",1,1,1 ], "the formerly independent republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, which" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to the Baltic Sea or the Baltic States" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,1,2 ], "of, denoting, or characteristic of Baltic as a group of languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,2,1 ], "Latvian, and Old Prussian" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,2,1 ], "a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Lithuanian," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,2,2 ], "short for Baltic Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltic",1,2,3 ], "a commodities exchange in the City of London" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltimore oriole",1,1,1 ], "a North American oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baltimore oriole",1,1,1 ], "black plumage" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baltimore",2,1,1 ], "a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay| Pop|: 877,838 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balto-Slavonic",1,1,1 ], "Slavonic| It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Balto-Slavonic",1,1,1 ], "a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balto-Slavonic",1,1,1 ], "geographical proximity rather than any special relationship" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balt|",1,1,1 ], "Baltic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchi",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Muslim people living chiefly in coastal Pakistan and Iran" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchi",1,1,2 ], "Indo-European family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchi",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchi",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Baluchistan, its inhabitants, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchistan",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchistan",1,1,2 ], "Capital: Quetta" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baluchistan",1,1,2 ], "a province of SW Pakistan: a former territory of British India (until 1947)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balzac",1,1,1 ], "1799-1850, French novelist: author of a collection of novels under the general" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Balzac",1,1,1 ], "and La Cousine Bette (1846)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Balzac",1,1,1 ], "title La Comedie humaine, including Eugenie Grandet (1833), Le Pere Goriot (1834)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bamako",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bamako",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Mali, in the south, on the River Niger| Pop|: 196,800 (1972" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bambara",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Mali and by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bambara",1,1,1 ], "headwaters of the River Niger in Guinea" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bambara",1,1,2 ], "family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bambara",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bamberg",1,1,1 ], "a town in S West Germany, in the north of present-day Bavaria: seat of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bamberg",1,1,1 ], "independent prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire (1007-1802)| Pop|: 70,400 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banana bender",1,1,1 ], "informal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banana bender",1,1,2 ], "a native or inhabitant of Queensland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banaras",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Benares" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banat",1,1,1 ], "a fertile plain extending through Hungary, Rumania, and Yugoslavia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banbury cake",1,1,1 ], "a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banbury cake",1,1,1 ], "peel, and sugar, with a criss-cross pattern on the top" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banbury",1,1,1 ], "a town in central England, in N Oxfordshire| Pop|: 29,216 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banda Sea",1,1,1 ], "a part of the Pacific in Indonesia, between Celebes and New Guinea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banda",1,1,1 ], "born 1906, Malawi statesman|As first prime minister of Nyasaland (since 1963)," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banda",1,1,1 ], "he led his country to independence (1964) as Malawi: president since 1966" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bandar Seri Begawan",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Brunei| Pop|: 72,481 (1971)| Former name: Brunei" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bandaranaike",1,1,1 ], "(1960-65; 1970-77)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bandaranaike",1,1,1 ], "Mrs| Sirimavo | born 1916, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bandaranaike",1,1,2 ], "assassinated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bandaranaike",1,1,2 ], "her husband, Solomon| 1899-1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956-59);" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bandjarmasin",1,1,1 ], "a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo| Pop|: 281,673 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bandung",1,1,1 ], "a city in Indonesia, in SW Java| Pop|: 1,201,730 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banff",1,1,1 ], "(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Grampian region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banff",1,1,2 ], "(bnf)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banff",1,1,3 ], "National Park|Pop|: 3532 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banff",1,1,3 ], "a town in Canada, in SW Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains: surrounded by Banff" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangalore",1,1,1 ], "a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state| Pop|: 1,540,741 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangka",1,1,1 ], "an island in Indonesia, separated from Sumatra by the Bangka Strait| Chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangka",1,1,1 ], "town: Pangkalpinang| Area: about 11,914 sq| km (4600 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangkok",1,1,1 ], "royal city and the capital in 1782| Pop|: 1,867,297 (1970)| Thai name: Krung Thep " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangkok",1,1,1 ], "the capital and chief port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: became a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "(55,126 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "Muslim| Currency: taka| Capital: Dacca| Pop|: 71,316,517 (1974)| Area: 142,797 sq| km" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "jute products (over 80 per cent of world production)| Language: Bengali| Religion:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bangladesh",1,1,1 ], "plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: economy based on jute and" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bangor",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangor",1,1,1 ], "a university town in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, on the Menai Strait| Pop|: 14,526" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangor",1,1,2 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangor",1,1,2 ], "a town in SE Northern Ireland, in Co| Down, on Belfast Lough| Pop|: 35,178" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangui",1,1,1 ], "River| Pop|: 187,000 (1971 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bangui",1,1,1 ], "the capital of the Central African Empire, in the south part, on the Ubangi" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangweulu",1,1,1 ], "a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bangweulu",1,1,1 ], "in 1873| Area: about 9850 sq| km (3800 sq| miles), including swamps" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banja Luka",1,1,1 ], "89,866 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Banja Luka",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW central Yugoslavia, on the Vrbas River in Bosnia and Herzegovina:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banja Luka",1,1,1 ], "scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banjermasin",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Bandjarmasin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banjul",1,1,1 ], "(1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banjul",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Gambia, a port at the mouth of the Gambia river| Pop|: 42,687" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bank of England",1,1,1 ], "determination of the bank rate, and other aspects of government monetary policy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bank of England",1,1,1 ], "the central bank of England and Wales, concerned with credit control," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banka",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Bangka" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banks Island",1,1,1 ], "an island of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the westernmost island of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banks Island",1,1,1 ], "the Arctic Archipelago| Area: about 67,340 sq| km (26,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banks Island",1,1,2 ], "an island of W Canada, off British Columbia| Length: about 72 km (45 miles)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banks",1,1,1 ], "(1963-72)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banks",1,1,1 ], "Gordon| born 1937, English footballer: goalkeeper in the England team 73 times" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banks",1,1,2 ], "Sir Joseph| 1743-1820, English botanist and explorer: circumnavigated the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banks",1,1,2 ], "world with James Cook (1768-71)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bannister",1,1,1 ], "(1954)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bannister",1,1,1 ], "born 1929, British athlete: first man to run a mile in under four minutes" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bannockburn",1,1,1 ], "a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: site of a victory (1314) of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bannockburn",1,1,1 ], "the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banstead",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banstead",1,1,1 ], "a town in S England, in NE Surrey: a dormitory town for London| Pop|: 44,986" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banting",1,1,1 ], "Sir Frederick Grant| 1891-1941, Canadian physiologist: discovered the insulin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banting",1,1,1 ], "medicine with Macleod (1923)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Banting",1,1,1 ], "treatment for diabetes with Best and Macleod (1922) and shared the Nobel prize for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bantoid",1,1,1 ], "certain Bantu characteristics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bantoid",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to languages, esp| in Cameroon and Nigeria, that possess" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,1,1 ], "a group of languages of Africa, including most of the principal languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,1,1 ], "now generally regarded as part of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,1,1 ], "spoken from the equator to the Cape of Good Hope, but excluding the Khoisan family:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,1,2 ], "a member of any of the indigenous Negroid peoples who inhabit southern," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,1,2 ], "eastern, and central Africa and speak any of these languages" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,2,1 ], "denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of peoples or to any of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bantu",1,2,1 ], "their languages" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bantustan",1,1,1 ], "(in South Africa) an area reserved for occupation by a Black African people," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bantustan",1,1,1 ], "with limited self-government" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Banville",1,1,1 ], "1823-91, French poet, who anticipated the Parnassian school in his perfection" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Banville",1,1,1 ], "of form and command of rhythm" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,1,1 ], "Christian faith" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of various Christian sects that affirm the necessity of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,1,1 ], "baptism (usually of adults and by immersion) following a personal profession of the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,1,2 ], "the Baptist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,2,1 ], "denoting, relating to, or characteristic of any Christian sect that affirms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baptist",1,2,1 ], "the necessity of baptism following a personal profession of the Christian faith" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bapt|",1,1,1 ], "Baptist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bar",1,1,1 ], "barristers collectively" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bar",1,1,2 ], "the legal profession collectively" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bar",1,1,3 ], "be called to or go to the Bar| Brit| to become a barrister" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bar",1,1,4 ], "be called within the Bar| Brit| to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barabbas",1,1,1 ], "27:16)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barabbas",1,1,1 ], "a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baranof Island",1,1,1 ], "Area: 4162 sq| km (1607 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baranof Island",1,1,1 ], "an island off SE Alaska, in the western part of the Alexander Archipelago|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbados",1,1,1 ], "1628 to 1966, now an independent state within the Commonwealth| Language: English|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbados",1,1,1 ], "430 sq| km (166 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Barbados",1,1,1 ], "Currency: East Caribbean dollar| Capital: Bridgetown| Pop|: 244,000 (1974 UN est|)| Area:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Barbados",1,1,1 ], "an island in the West Indies, in the E Lesser Antilles: a British colony from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbarossa",1,1,1 ], "the nickname of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary Coast",1,1,1 ], "shipping from the 16th to the 19th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary Coast",1,1,1 ], "the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary ape",1,1,1 ], "NW Africa and Gibraltar: family Cercopithecidae, order Primates" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary ape",1,1,1 ], "a tailless macaque, Macaca sylvana, that inhabits rocky cliffs and forests in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary",1,1,1 ], "a region of N Africa, extending from W Egypt to the Atlantic and including the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbary",1,1,1 ], "former Barbary States of Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barber",1,1,1 ], "(1958)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Barber",1,1,1 ], "born 1910, U|S| composer: his works include an Adagio for Strings, adapted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barber",1,1,1 ], "from the second movement of his string quartet No| 1 (1936) and the opera Vanessa" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbirolli",1,1,1 ], "Sir John| 1899-1970, British conductor of the Halle Orchestra (1943-68); born" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbirolli",1,1,1 ], "in Italy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbizon School",1,1,1 ], "Rousseau, Daubigny, Diaz, Corot, and Millet" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbizon School",1,1,1 ], "a group of French painters of landscapes of the 1840s, including Theodore" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbuda",1,1,1 ], "Antigua| Area: 160 sq| km (62 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barbuda",1,1,1 ], "a coral island in the E West Indies, in the Leeward Islands: a dependency of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barbusse" ,1, 1, 1],"1873-1935, French novelist and poet|His novels include",1). c_DEF([ "Barbusse" ,1, 1, 2],"and Le Feu (1916), reflecting the horror of World War I",1). c_DEF([ "Barca",1,1,1 ], "Hasdrubal, and Hannibal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barca",1,1,1 ], "the surname of several noted Carthaginian generals, including Hamilcar," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barce",1,1,1 ], "the Italian name for Al Marj" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barcelona",1,1,1 ], "1,745,142 (1970)| Ancient name: Barcino" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Barcelona",1,1,1 ], "government during the Civil War (1936-39); the commercial capital of Spain| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barcelona",1,1,1 ], "the chief port of Spain, on the NE Mediterranean coast: seat of the Republican" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barclay de Tolly",1,1,1 ], "Prince Mikhail (mixa!il)| 1761-1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barclay de Tolly",1,1,1 ], "against Napoleon in 1812" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barcoo River",1,1,1 ], "another name for Cooper's Creek" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barcoo salute",1,1,1 ], "a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bard",1,1,1 ], "an epithet of (William)Shakespeare" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bardot",1,1,1 ], "born 1934, French film actress" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bareilly",1,1,1 ], "a city in N India, in N central Uttar Pradesh| Pop|: 296,093 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barenboim",1,1,1 ], "born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barents Sea",1,1,1 ], "a part of the Arctic Ocean, bounded by Norway, the Soviet Union, and the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barents Sea",1,1,1 ], "islands of Novaya Zemlya, Spitsbergen, and Franz Josef Land" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bari",1,1,1 ], "(1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bari",1,1,1 ], "a port in SE Italy, capital of Apulia, on the Adriatic coast| Pop|: 376,467" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baring",1,1,1 ], "1907" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Baring",1,1,1 ], "1st Earl of Cromer| 1841-1917, English administrator| As consul general in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baring",1,1,1 ], "Egypt with plenipotentiary powers, he controlled the Egyptian government from 1883 to" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barking",1,1,1 ], "a borough of Greater London| Pop|: 153,800 (1976 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barletta",1,1,1 ], "a port in SE Italy, in Apulia| Pop|: 75,728 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barmecide",1,1,1 ], "lavish or plentiful in appearance only; illusory; sham" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnabas",1,1,1 ], "original name" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnaise",1,1,1 ], "a rich sauce made from egg yolks, lemon juice or wine vinegar, butter," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnaise",1,1,1 ], "shallots, herbs, and seasoning" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,1 ], "Christiaan born 1923, South African surgeon, who performed the first human" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,1 ], "heart transplant" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,2 ], "(1967)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,3 ], "(1916)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,3 ], "Edward Emerson| 1857-1923, U|S| astronomer: noted for his discovery of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnard",1,1,3 ], "fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barnardo",1,1,1 ], "Dr| Thomas John| 1845-1905, British philanthropist, who founded homes for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnardo",1,1,1 ], "destitute children" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barnaul",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Soviet Union, in the RSFSR| Pop|: 502,000 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnet",1,1,1 ], "a borough of Greater London: scene of a Yorkist victory (1471) in the Wars of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barnet",1,1,1 ], "the Roses| Pop|: 305,200 (1976 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barnsley",1,1,1 ], "an industrial town in N England, in South Yorkshire| Pop|: 75,330 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baroda",1,1,1 ], "a former state of W India, part of Gujarat since 1960" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baroda",1,1,2 ], "the former name (until 1976) of Vadodara" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baroja" ,1, 1, 1],"Memorias de un Hombre de Acci",1). c_DEF([ "Barotse",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Negroid people of central Africa living chiefly in SW Zambia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barotse",1,1,2 ], "the language spoken by this people; Lozi" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barquisimeto",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW Venezuela| Pop|: 330,815 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barr",1,1,1 ], "1862-1923, French novelist, essayist, and politician: a fervent nationalist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barr",1,1,1 ], "and individualist" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barranquilla",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River| Pop|: 661,920 (1973)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barrault",1,1,1 ], "born 1910, French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barren Lands",1,1,1 ], "a region of tundras in N Canada, extending westwards from Hudson Bay: sparsely" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barren Lands",1,1,1 ], "inhabited, chiefly by Eskimos" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barrie",1,1,1 ], "Sir James Matthew| 1860-1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barrie",1,1,1 ], "particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barros" ,1, 1, 1],"1496-1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in",1). c_DEF([ "Barros" ,1, 1, 1],"the East Indies,",2). c_DEF([ "Barrow Point",1,1,1 ], "the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barrow",1,1,1 ], "a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barrow",1,1,1 ], "to Waterford Harbour| Length: about 193 km (120 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barrow-in-Furness",1,1,1 ], "an industrial town in NW England, in S Cumbria| Pop|: 63,998 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barry Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria: part of the Australian Alps" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barry",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barry",1,1,1 ], "a port in SE Wales, in South Glamorgan on the Bristol Channel| Pop|: 41,578" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barry",2,1,1 ], "Parliament in London" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barry",2,1,1 ], "Sir Charles| 1795-1860, English architect: designer of the Houses of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barry",2,1,2 ], "Comtesse du" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barrymore",1,1,1 ], "(1878-1954)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barrymore",1,1,1 ], "a U|S| family of actors, esp| Ethel (1879-1959), John (1882-1942), and Lionel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barsac",1,1,1 ], "a sweet French white wine produced around the town of Barsac in the Gironde" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barth",1,1,1 ], "1886-1968, Swiss Protestant theologian, who stressed man's dependence on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Barth",1,1,1 ], "divine grace and was a champion of tolerance and ecumenicalism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bartholin's glands",1,1,1 ], "secrete a mucous lubricating substance during sexual stimulation in females" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bartholin's glands",1,1,1 ], "two small reddish-yellow glands, one on each side of the vaginal orifice, that" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bartholomew",1,1,1 ], "one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bartlett",1,1,1 ], "a variety of pear that has large juicy yellow fruit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bartok" ,1, 1, 1],"1881-1945, Hungarian composer, pianist, and collector of folk songs, by which",1). c_DEF([ "Bartok" ,1, 1, 1],"his music was deeply influenced| His works include six string quartets, several",2). c_DEF([ "Bartok" ,1, 1, 1],"piano pieces including",3). c_DEF([ "Bartok" ,1, 1, 2],"Castle (produced 1918)|",2). c_DEF([ "Bartok" ,1, 1, 2],"ballets (including The Miraculous Mandarin, 1919), and the opera Bluebeard's",1). c_DEF([ "Bartolommeo",1,1,1 ], "original name Baccio della Porta| 1472-1517, Italian painter of the Florentine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bartolommeo",1,1,1 ], "school, noted for his austere religious works" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barton",1,1,1 ], "(1901-03)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Barton",1,1,1 ], "Sir Edmund| 1849-1920, Australian statesman first prime minister of Australia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bart|",1,1,1 ], "Baronet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baruch",1,1,1 ], "(b@@!ru$:k)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baruch",1,1,2 ], "Bernard Mannes | 1870-1965, U|S| financier and statesman; economic adviser to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baruch",1,1,2 ], "Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baruch",1,1,2,1 ], "a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32-36)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baruch",1,1,2,2 ], "the book of the Apocrypha said to have been written by him" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bas-Rhin",1,1,1 ], "(1975)| Area: 4793 sq| km (1869 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bas-Rhin",1,1,1 ], "a department of NE France in Alsace region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bas-Rhin",1,1,1 ], "a department of NE France in Alsace region| Capital: Strasbourg| Pop|: 896,185" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basel",1,1,1 ], "Basel-Stadt|Pops|: 204,889 and 234,945 (1970)| Areas: 427 sq| km (165 sq| miles) and 36 sq| km (14" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basel",1,1,1 ], "a canton of NW Switzerland, divided into the demicantons of Basel-Land and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basel",1,1,1 ], "sq| miles) respectively" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Basel",1,1,2 ], "a city in NW Switzerland, capital of Basel canton, on the Rhine: oldest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basel",1,1,2 ], "university in Switzerland| Pop|: 195,700 (1975 est|)|French name: Bale" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bashan",1,1,1 ], "32:14)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bashan",1,1,1 ], "a region to the east of the Jordan, renowned for its rich pasture (Deuteronomy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Ufa| Pop|: 3,818,075 (1970)| Area: 143,600 sq| km (55,430 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "an administrative division of the E central Soviet Union, in the S Urals:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic",1,1,1 ], "established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir",1,1,1 ], "Bashkir ASSR" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Mongoloid people of the Soviet Union, living chiefly in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir",1,1,2 ], "family and closely related to Tatar" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bashkir",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basie",1,1,1 ], "associated particularly with the polished phrasing and style of big-band jazz" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basie",1,1,1 ], "called Count Basie| born 1904, U|S| jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basil",1,1,1 ], "called the Great| 329-379 a|d|, Greek patriarch: an opponent of Arianism and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basil",1,1,1 ], "one of the founders of monasticism| Feast Day: June 14" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basilan",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basilan",1,1,2 ], "Strait|Area: 1282 sq| km (495 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basilan",1,1,2 ], "the main island of this group, separated from Mindanao by the Basilan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basilan",1,1,3 ], "a city on Basilan Island| Pop|: 143,829 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basildon",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basildon",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE England, in S Essex: designated a new town in 1955| Pop|: 77,154" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basilian",1,1,1 ], "a monk of the Eastern Christian order of St| Basil, founded in Cappadocia in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basilian",1,1,1 ], "the 4th century a|d" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basilicata",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Potenza| Pop|: 602,389 (1971)| Area: 9985 sq| km (3855 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basilicata",1,1,1 ], "a region of S Italy, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basingstoke",1,1,1 ], "a town in S England, in N Hampshire| Pop|: 52,502 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baskerville",1,1,1 ], "a style of type" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basket Maker",1,1,1 ], "a member of an early American Indian people of the southwestern U|S|," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basket Maker",1,1,1 ], "preceding the Pueblo people, known for skill in basket-making" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basle",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Basel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basotho",1,1,1 ], "Former name: Basuto" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basotho",1,1,1 ], "a member of the subgroup of the Sotho people who chiefly inhabit Lesotho|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basotho-Qwaqwa",1,1,1 ], "a Bantustan in South Africa, in the Orange Free State; the only Bantustan" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basotho-Qwaqwa",1,1,1 ], "without exclaves| Former name (until 1972): Basotho-Ba-Borwa" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basque Provinces",1,1,1 ], "19th century| Pop|: 1,878,636 (1970)| Area: about 7250 sq| km (2800 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Basque Provinces",1,1,1 ], "Viscaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basque Provinces",1,1,1 ], "a region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Alava, Guipuzcoa, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basque",1,1,1 ], "a member of a people of unknown origin living around the W Pyrenees in France" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basque",1,1,1 ], "and Spain" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basque",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, of no known relationship with any other language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basque",1,2,1 ], "relating to, denoting, or characteristic of this people or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basra" ,1, 1, 1],"Busra, or Busrah n",1). c_DEF([ "Basra" ,1, 1, 2],"a port in SE Iraq, on the Shatt-al-Arab|Pop|: 310,950 (1965)",1). c_DEF([ "Bass Strait",1,1,1 ], "a channel between mainland Australia and Tasmania, linking the Indian Ocean" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bass Strait",1,1,1 ], "and the Tasman Sea" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Normandie",1,1,1 ], "a region of NW France, on the English Channel: consists of the Cherbourg" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Normandie",1,1,1 ], "peninsula in the west rising to the Normandy hills in the east; mainly agricultural" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Terre",1,1,1 ], "a mountainous island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, comprising" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Terre",1,1,1 ], "part of Guadeloupe" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Terre",1,1,2 ], "Overseas Region of Guadeloupe| Pop|: 5800 (1967)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basse-Terre",1,1,2 ], "a port in W Guadeloupe, on Basse-Terre Island: the capital of the French" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bassein",1,1,1 ], "a city in Burma, on the Irrawaddy delta: a port on the Bassein River (the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bassein",1,1,1 ], "westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy)| Pop|: 133,000 (1969 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bassenthwaite",1,1,1 ], "a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick| Length: 6 km (4 miles)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basses-Alpes",1,1,1 ], "the former name for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basses-Pyrn",1,1,1 ], "the former name for Pyrenees" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basseterre",1,1,1 ], "15,833 (1967)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Basseterre",1,1,1 ], "St| Kitts and of the British Associated State of St| Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Basseterre",1,1,1 ], "a port in the West Indies, on St| Kitts in the Leeward Islands: the capital of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bastia",1,1,1 ], "a port in NE Corsica: the main commercial and industrial town of the island:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bastia",1,1,1 ], "capital of Haute-Corse department| Pop|: 49,375 (1968)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bastille Day",1,1,1 ], "(in France) an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bastille Day",1,1,1 ], "Bastille" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bastille",1,1,1 ], "a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bastille",1,1,1 ], "in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bastogne",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bastogne",1,1,1 ], "Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944-45| Pop|: 6816" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bastogne",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basuto",1,1,1 ], "a former name for Sotho 4" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Basutoland",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1966) of Lesotho" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bataan",1,1,1 ], "Philippine forces to the Japanese during World War II, later retaken by American forces" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bataan",1,1,1 ], "a peninsula in the Philippines, in W Luzon: scene of the surrender of U|S| and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batan Islands",1,1,1 ], "11,398 (1970)| Area: 197 sq| km (76 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batan Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of islands in the Philippines, north of Luzon| Capital: Basco| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batangas",1,1,1 ], "a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon| Pop|: 125,304 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batavia",1,1,1 ], "Rhine" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batavia",1,1,1 ], "an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batavia",1,1,2 ], "an archaic or literary name for Holland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batavia",1,1,3 ], "a former name for Djakarta" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bates" ,1, 1, 1],"rnest)",1). c_DEF([ "Bates" ,1, 1, 2],"1905-74, English writer of short stories and novels, which include The Darling",1). c_DEF([ "Bates" ,1, 1, 2],"Buds of May (1958), A Moment in Time (1964), and The Triple Echo (1970)",2). c_DEF([ "Batesian mimicry",1,1,1 ], "its resemblance to a harmful or inedible species" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batesian mimicry",1,1,1 ], "mimicry in which a harmless species is protected from predators by means of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath Oliver",1,1,1 ], "a kind of unsweetened biscuit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath chair",1,1,1 ], "a wheelchair for invalids, often with a hood" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath chap",1,1,1 ], "the lower part of the cheek of a pig, cooked and eaten, usually cold" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath stone",1,1,1 ], "a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp| at Bath in England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath",1,1,1 ], "84,545 (1971)| Latin name: Aquae Sulis" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bath",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW England, in Avon county on the River Avon: famous for its hot" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bath",1,1,1 ], "springs; a fashionable spa in the 18th century; Roman remains, notably the baths| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bathonian",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to Bath" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bathonian",1,1,2 ], "of or denoting a stage of the Jurassic system in NW Europe" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bathsheba",1,1,1 ], "became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11-12)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bathsheba",1,1,1 ], "the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bathurst",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 17,550 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bathurst",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bathurst",1,1,2 ], "1953| Pop|: 16,674 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bathurst",1,1,2 ], "a port in E Canada, in NE New Brunswick: rich mineral resources discovered in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bathurst",1,1,3 ], "the former name (until 1973) of Banjul" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batista",1,1,1 ], "full name Batista y Zaldivar| 1901-73, Cuban military leader and dictator:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batista",1,1,1 ], "president of Cuba (1940-44, 1952-59); overthrown by Fidel Castro" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batley",1,1,1 ], "a town in N England, in West Yorkshire| Pop|: 42,004 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batman",1,1,1 ], "assumes a batlike costume in order to fight crime" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batman",1,1,1 ], "the secret identity of a civilian character in an American comic strip who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baton Rouge",1,1,1 ], "289,734 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baton Rouge",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Battenburg",1,1,1 ], "an oblong sponge cake divided longitudinally into four square sections, two" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Battenburg",1,1,1 ], "coloured pink and two yellow, with an outer coating of marzipan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Batum",1,1,1 ], "a city in the S Soviet Union, in the Georgian SSR: capital of the Adzhar ASSR;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Batum",1,1,1 ], "a major Black Sea port| Pop|: 114,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bauchi",1,1,1 ], "a state of N Nigeria: formed in 1976 from part of North-Eastern State; tin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bauchi",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bauchi",1,1,1 ], "mining| Capital: Bauchi| Pop|: 3,239,717 (1976 est|)| Area: 17,926 sq| km (6920 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bauchi",1,1,2 ], "a town in N central Nigeria, capital of Bauchi state| Pop|: 47,200 (1973" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bauchi",1,1,2 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baucis",1,1,1 ], "a poor peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, was rewarded for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Baucis",1,1,1 ], "hospitality to the disguised gods Zeus and Hermes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Baudelaire" ,1, 1, 1],"1821-67, French poet, noted for his macabre imagery author of",1). c_DEF([ "Baudouin I",1,1,1 ], "born 1930, king of Belgium since 1951" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bauhaus",1,1,1,1 ], "Gropius on experimental principles of functionalism and truth to materials| After being" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bauhaus",1,1,1,1 ], "a German school of architecture and applied arts founded in 1919 by Walter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ 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Pop|: 10,479,386 (1970)| Area: 70,531" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bavarian cream",1,1,1 ], "a cold dessert consisting of a rich custard set with gelatine and flavoured in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bavarian cream",1,1,1 ], "various ways" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bav|",1,1,1 ], "Bavaria(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bax",1,1,1 ], "Celtic legends, including the tone poem Tintagel" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bax",1,1,1 ], "Sir Arnold 1883-1953, English composer of romantic works, often based on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bax",1,1,2 ], "(1917)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bay Street",1,1,1 ], "situated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bay Street",1,1,1 ], "the financial centre of Toronto, in which Canada's largest stock exchange is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bay Street",1,1,2 ], "the financial interests and powers of Toronto" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bay of Pigs",1,1,1 ], "U|S|-backed troops (April 17, 1961)| Spanish name: Bahia de los Cochinos" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bay of Pigs",1,1,1 ], "a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayam",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE central Puerto Rico, south of San Juan| Pop|: 147,552 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayard",1,1,1 ], "a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayard",2,1,1 ], "chevalier sans peur et sans reproche (the fearless and irreproachable knight)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bayard",2,1,1 ], "original name Pierre de Terrail| 1473-1524, French soldier, known as le" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayern",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Bavaria" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayeux tapestry",1,1,1 ], "(231 feet) wide by 50 centimetres (20 inches) high, depicting the Norman conquest of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bayeux tapestry",1,1,1 ], "England" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bayeux tapestry",1,1,1 ], "an 11th- or 12th-century tapestry in Bayeux, in NW France, nearly 70|5 metres" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayle" ,1, 1, 1],"1647-1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his",1). c_DEF([ "Bayle" ,1, 1, 2],"which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists|",1). c_DEF([ "Bayonne",1,1,1 ], "(1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bayonne",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW France: a commercial centre for the Basque region| Pop|: 44,706" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bayreuth",1,1,1 ], "Wagner; annual festivals of his music| Pop|: 64,200 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bayreuth",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE West Germany, in NE Bavaria: home and burial place of Richard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bchar",1,1,1 ], "Colomb-Bechar" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bchar",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW Algeria: an oasis| Pop|: 27,000 (1967)| Former name:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bde|",1,1,1 ], "brigade" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Be",1,1,1 ], "chemical symbol for beryllium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beach-la-Mar",1,1,1 ], "the variety of Neo-Melanesian spoken in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beachboys",1,1,1 ], "Dennis Wilson (born 1944), Carl Wilson (born 1946), Mike Love (born 1941), and Al" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beachboys",1,1,1 ], "Jardine (born 1942); noted for their characteristic close harmony| Their recordings" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beachboys",1,1,1 ], "U|S| singing group (formed 1961): consisting of Brian Wilson (born 1942)," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beachboys",1,1,1 ], "include Surfin' U|S|A" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Beachboys",1,1,2 ], "(1963), Good Vibrations (1966), and Surf's up (1967; released 1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beachy Head",1,1,1 ], "171 m (570 ft|) high" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beachy Head",1,1,1 ], "a headland in East Sussex, on the English Channel, consisting of chalk cliffs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaconsfield",1,1,1 ], "title of (Benjamin)Disraeli" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beadle",1,1,1 ], "born 1903, U|S| biologist, who shared the Nobel prize for medicine in 1958 for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beadle",1,1,1 ], "his work in genetics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beaker folk",1,1,1 ], "a prehistoric people thought to have originated in the Iberian peninsula and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaker folk",1,1,1 ], "spread to central Europe and Britain during the second millennium b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bear",1,1,1 ], "the English name for either Ursa Major or Ursa Minor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bear",1,1,2 ], "an informal name for Russia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beardsley",1,1,1 ], "1872-98, English illustrator: noted for his stylized black-and-white" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beardsley",1,1,1 ], "illustrations, esp| those for Oscar Wilde's Salome and Pope's Rape of the Lock" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beat Generation",1,1,1 ], "living, drugs, etc" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Beat Generation",1,1,1 ], "members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beat Generation",1,1,1 ], "of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beat Generation",1,1,1 ], "regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc|, and espousal of anarchism, communal" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beatitude",1,1,1 ], "5:1-8) in which he declares that the poor, the meek, those that mourn, the merciful," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beatitude",1,1,1 ], "any of eight distinctive sayings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beatitude",1,1,1 ], "are persecuted will, in various ways, receive the blessings of heaven" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Beatitude",1,1,1 ], "the peacemakers, the pure of heart, those that thirst for justice, and those that" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "(1963), I want to hold your hand (1964), Can't buy me love (1964), Penny Lane (1967)," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "English rock group (1962-70) from Liverpool: comprised John Lennon, Paul" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "Hearts Club Band (1967), Abbey Road (1969), and Let it be (1970)| Much of their" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr|Their hit singles include Please please me" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "and Hey Jude (1968); their many albums include A Hard Day's Night (film" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "material was written by Lennon and McCartney" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Beatles",1,1,1 ], "soundtrack, 1964), Help!(film soundtrack, 1965), Revolver (1966)Sergeant Pepper's Lonely" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Beatty",1,1,1 ], "1st Earl Beatty| 1871-1936, British admiral of the fleet in World War I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaufort Sea",1,1,1 ], "part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaufort scale",1,1,1 ], "0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beaufort scale",1,1,1 ], "an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beauharnais" ,1, 1, 1],"Hortense de ",1). c_DEF([ "Beauharnais" ,1, 1, 2],"Hortense de, daughter of Jos''ephine|1783-1837, queen of Holland (1806-10)",1). c_DEF([ "Beauharnais" ,1, 1, 2],"as wife of Louis Bonaparte",2). c_DEF([ "Beauharnais" ,1, 1, 3],"Jos''ephine de (#fozefin d@@)",1). c_DEF([ "Beaumarchais" ,1, 1, 1],"1732-99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies",1). c_DEF([ "Beaumarchais" ,1, 1, 2],"and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)",1). c_DEF([ "Beaumont",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Texas| Pop|: 112,620 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaumont",2,1,1 ], "(1611)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beaumont",2,1,1 ], "Francis| l584-1616, English dramatist, who collaborated with John Fletcher in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaumont",2,1,1 ], "plays including The Knights of the Burning Pestle (l607) and The Maid's Tragedy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beaumont",2,1,2 ], "William| l785-l853, U|S| surgeon, noted for his pioneering work on digestion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaune",1,1,1 ], "a city in E France, near Dijon: an important trading centre for Burgundy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaune",1,1,1 ], "wines| Pop|: 19,972 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beaune",1,1,2 ], "a wine produced in this district" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beauvais",1,1,1 ], "(1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beauvais",1,1,1 ], "a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris| Pop|: 56,725" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beauvoir" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1908, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include",1). c_DEF([ "Beauvoir" ,1, 1, 2],"Le deuxi`eme sexe (1949), and Les mandarins (1954)",1). c_DEF([ "Beaverboard",1,1,1 ], "a stiff light board of compressed wood fibre, used esp| to surface partitions" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beaverbrook",1,1,1 ], "Conservative politician, born in Canada, whose newspapers included the Daily" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beaverbrook",1,1,1 ], "Express;minister of information (1918); minister of aircraft production (1940-41)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beaverbrook",1,1,1 ], "title of William Maxwell Aitken| 1879-1964, British newspaper proprietor and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bebel",1,1,1 ], "1840-1913, German socialist leader: one of the founders of the Social" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bebel",1,1,1 ], "Democratic Party (1869)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bebington",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bebington",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW England, in Merseyside: docks and chemical works| Pop|: 61,488" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bechet",1,1,1 ], "1897-1959, U|S| jazz soprano saxophonist and clarinettist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bechuana",1,1,1 ], "a former name for Tswana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bechuana",1,1,2 ], "a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bechuanaland",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1966) of Botswana" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Becket",1,1,1 ], "1118-70, English prelate; chancellor (1155-62) to Henry II; archbishop of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Becket",1,1,1 ], "Canterbury (1162-70): murdered following his opposition to Henry's attempts to control" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Becket",1,1,1 ], "the clergy" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beckett",1,1,1 ], "They include the plays En attendant Godot and Fin de partie and the novel Malone" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beckett",1,1,1 ], "born 1906, Irish dramatist and novelist writing in French and English, whose" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beckett",1,1,1 ], "meurt Nobel prize for literature 1969" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Beckett",1,1,1 ], "works portray the human condition as insignificant or absurd in a bleak universe|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beckford",1,1,1 ], "1759-1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beckford",1,1,1 ], "Vathek (1787)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beckmann",1,1,1 ], "1884-1950, German expressionist painter" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Becquerel",1,1,1 ], "1852-1908, French physicist, who discovered the photographic action of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Becquerel",1,1,1 ], "prize for physics, 1903" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Becquerel",1,1,1 ], "rays emitted by uranium salts and so instigated the study of radioactivity: Nobel" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bede",1,1,1 ], "called the Venerable Bede| 673-735 a|d|, English monk, scholar, historian, and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bede",1,1,1 ], "day: May 27" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bede",1,1,1 ], "theologian, noted for his Latin Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731)| Feast" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford cord",1,1,1 ], "a heavy corded cloth, similar to corduroy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford",1,1,1 ], "River Ouse| Pop|: 73,064 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Bedfordshire, on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford",1,1,2 ], "short for Bedfordshire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford",2,1,1 ], "of England and regent of France (1422-35)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedford",2,1,1 ], "title of John of Lancaster| 1389-1435, son of Henry IV of England: protector" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedfordshire",1,1,1 ], "a county of S central England: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedfordshire",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (476 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bedfordshire",1,1,1 ], "the south| Administrative centre: Bedford| Pop|: 491,700 (1976 est|)| Area: 1232" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedivere",1,1,1 ], "a knight who took the dying King Arthur to the barge in which he was carried" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedivere",1,1,1 ], "to Avalon" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedlington terrier",1,1,1 ], "Bedlington" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedlington terrier",1,1,1 ], "a large breed of terrier with a thick white fleecy coat| Often shortened to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedloe's Island",1,1,1 ], "the former name (until 1956) of Liberty Island" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedouin",1,1,1 ], "Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bedouin",1,1,1 ], "a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedouin",1,1,2 ], "a wanderer or rover" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedouin",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to the Bedouins" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedouin",1,2,2 ], "wandering or roving" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beds|",1,1,1 ], "Bedfordshire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bedworth",1,1,1 ], "a coal-mining town in central England, in N Warwickshire| Pop|: 40,535 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beeb",1,1,1 ], "an informal name for the B|B|C" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beecham",1,1,1 ], "Delius, Sibelius, and Richard Strauss" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beecham",1,1,1 ], "Sir Thomas| 1879-1961, English conductor who did much to promote the works of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beecher",1,1,1 ], "1813-87, U|S| clergyman: a leader in the movement for the abolition of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beecher",1,1,1 ], "slavery" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beelzebub",1,1,1 ], "a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beelzebub",1,1,2 ], "Satan or any devil or demon" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beerbohm",1,1,1 ], "Sir Max| 1872-1956, English critic, wit, and caricaturist, whose works include" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beerbohm",1,1,1 ], "Zuleika Dobson (1911), a satire on Oxford undergraduates" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beersheba",1,1,1 ], "a town in S Israel: commercial centre of the Negev| In biblical times it" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beersheba",1,1,1 ], "marked the southern limit of Palestine| Pop|: 84,100 (1972)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beethoven" ,1, 1, 1],"1770-1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of",1). c_DEF([ "Beethoven" ,1, 1, 1],"include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a",3). c_DEF([ "Beethoven" ,1, 1, 1],"symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions|His works",2). c_DEF([ "Beethoven" ,1, 1, 1],"violin concerto, two masses, the opera",4). c_DEF([ "Beethoven" ,1, 1, 2],"and choral music|",1). c_DEF([ "Beghard",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Christian brotherhood that was founded in Flanders in the 13th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beghard",1,1,1 ], "century and followed a life based on that of the Beguines" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Begin",1,1,1 ], "became a leader of the militant Zionists; prime minister of Israel since 1977" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Begin",1,1,1 ], "born 1913, Israeli statesman, born in Poland| In Palestine after 1942, he" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beguin",1,1,1 ], "another word for Beghard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beguine",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Christian sisterhood that was founded in Liege in the 12th" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beguine",1,1,1 ], "century, and, though not taking religious vows, followed an austere life" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Behan",1,1,1 ], "1923-64, Irish writer, noted esp| for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Behan",1,1,1 ], "Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Behan",1,1,1 ], "The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Behistun" ,1, 1, 1],"Bisitun, or Bisutunn",1). c_DEF([ "Behistun" ,1, 1, 2],"a village in W Iran by the ancient road from Ecbatana to Babylon|On a nearby",1). c_DEF([ "Behistun" ,1, 1, 2],"cliff is an inscription by Darius in Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian describing",2). c_DEF([ "Behistun" ,1, 1, 2],"his enthronement",3). c_DEF([ "Behring",1,1,1 ], "Emil von | 1854-1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Behring",1,1,1 ], "tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for medicine 1901|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beiderbecke",1,1,1 ], "called Bix| 1903-1931, U|S| jazz cornettist, composer, and pianist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beira",1,1,1 ], "Angola, through Zaire, Zambia, and Rhodesia| Pop|: 113,770 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beira",1,1,1 ], "a port in E Mozambique: terminus of a transcontinental railway from Lobito," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beirut",1,1,1 ], "Empire from the 16th century until 1918; four universities (Lebanese, American," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beirut",1,1,1 ], "French, and Arab)| Pop|: 600,000 (1973 est|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beirut",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Lebanon, a port on the Mediterranean: part of the Ottoman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bel Paese",1,1,1 ], "a mild creamy Italian cheese" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bel",1,1,1 ], "(in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology) the god of the earth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bel",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Brazil, the capital of Para state, on the Para River: major" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bel",1,1,1 ], "trading centre for the Amazon basin| Pop|: 565,097 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belfast",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belfast",1,1,1 ], "Irish Protestantism and of the linen industry in the 17th century| Pop|: 360,150" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belfast",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Northern Ireland, a port on Belfast Lough: became the centre of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belfort",1,1,1 ], "France after 1871| Capital: Belfort| Pop|: 131,359 (1975)| Area: 608 sq| km (237 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belfort",1,1,1 ], "Territoire de| a department of E France: the only part of Alsace remaining to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belfort",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belfort",1,1,2 ], "a fortress town in E France: strategically situated in the Belfort Gap between" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belfort",1,1,2 ], "the Vosges and the Jura mountains| Pop|: 57,317 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belgae",1,1,1 ], "N France" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belgae",1,1,1 ], "an ancient Celtic people who in Roman times inhabited present-day Belgium and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgian Congo",1,1,1 ], "a former name (1908-1960) of Zaire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgian hare",1,1,1 ], "a large red breed of domestic rabbit" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgian",1,1,1 ], "a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Belgium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgian",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgians" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgian",1,2,2 ], "of or relating to the Walloon French or the Flemish languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "Austria, France, and the Netherlands before becoming an independent kingdom in 1830| It" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "Brussels| Pop|: 9,813,152 (1975 est|)| Area: 30,513 sq| km (11,778 sq| miles)" ,8 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "French and Flemish| Religion: chiefly Roman Catholic| Currency: franc| Capital:" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "a kingdom in NW Europe: at various times under the rulers of Burgundy, Spain," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "formed the Benelux customs union with the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1947 and is" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "now a member of the European Economic Community| It consists chiefly of a low-lying" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "region of sand, woods, and heath (the Campine) in the north and west, and a fertile" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Belgium",1,1,1 ], "undulating central plain rising to the Ardennes Mountains in the southeast| Languages:" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Belgorod-Dnestrovski",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Byelgorod-Dnestrovski" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgrade",1,1,1 ], "746,105 (1971)| Serbo-Croatian name: Beograd" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belgrade",1,1,1 ], "Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878 and of Yugoslavia in 1929| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belgrade",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Yugoslavia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belgravia",1,1,1 ], "Square" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belgravia",1,1,1 ], "a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belg|",1,1,1 ], "Belgian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belg|",1,1,2 ], "Belgium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belial",1,1,1 ], "Christian tradition with the devil or Satan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belial",1,1,1 ], "a demon mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature: indentified in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belial",1,1,2 ], "(in the Old Testament and rabbinical literature) worthlessness or wickedness" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belisarius",1,1,1 ], "505-565 a|d|, Byzantine general under Justinian I| He recovered North Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belisarius",1,1,1 ], "from the Vandals and Italy from the Ostrogoths and led forces against the Persians" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belisha beacon",1,1,1 ], "a flashing light in an orange globe mounted on a post, indicating a pedestrian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belisha beacon",1,1,1 ], "crossing on a road" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belitung",1,1,1 ], "another name for Billiton" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "1973): British Honduras" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "British from 1638; granted internal self-government in 1964| Official language:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "Caribbean: site of a Mayan civilization until the 9th century a|d|; colonized by the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "English; Carib and Spanish are also spoken| Currency: Belize dollar| Capital: Belmopan|" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 122,000 (1969 est|)| Area: 22,965 sq| km (8867 sq| miles)| Former name (until" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,1 ], "an internally self-governing British colony in Central America, on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,2 ], "1973, when it was abandoned as hurricane-prone| Pop|: 33,482 (1966)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belize",1,1,2 ], "a port and the largest city in Belize, on the Caribbean coast: capital until" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,1 ], "Acton, Currer , and Ellis| pen names of the sisters Anne, Charlotte, and Emily" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,1 ], "Bronte" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,2 ], "Alexander Graham| 1847-1922, U|S| scientist, born in Scotland, who invented" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,2 ], "the telephone (1876)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,3 ], "New Zealand (1925)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bell",1,1,3 ], "Sir Francis Henry Dillon| 1851-1936, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellatrix",1,1,1 ], "the third brightest star in the constellation Orion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellay",1,1,1 ], "1522-60, French poet, a member of the Pleiade" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belle Isle",1,1,1 ], "an island in the Atlantic, at the N entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belle Isle",1,1,1 ], "between Labrador and Newfoundland| Area: about 39 sq| km (15 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belleau Wood",1,1,1 ], "a German advance on Paris" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belleau Wood",1,1,1 ], "a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the U|S| Marines halted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belleek",1,1,1,1 ], "a kind of thin fragile porcelain with a lustrous glaze" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belleek",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellerophon",1,1,1 ], "Pegasus, notably the killing of the monster Chimera" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bellerophon",1,1,1 ], "a hero of Corinth who performed many deeds with the help of the winged horse" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellingshausen Sea",1,1,1 ], "an area of the S Pacific Ocean off the coast of Antarctica" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellini",1,1,1 ], "Giovanni (d#fo!vanni)|1430-1516, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellini",1,1,1 ], "for his altarpieces, landscapes, and Madonnas| His father Jacopo (??1400-70) and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bellini",1,1,1 ], "his brother Gentile (??1429-1507) were also painters" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bellini",1,1,2 ], "Sonnambula (1831) and Norma (1831)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bellini",1,1,2 ], "Vincenzo (vin!t#s$entso)| 1801-35, Italian composer of operas, esp| La" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellinzona",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bellinzona",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE central Switzerland, capital of Ticino canton| Pop|: 16,979" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belloc" ,1, 1, 1],"1870-1953, English poet, essayist, and historian, born in France, noted",1). c_DEF([ "Belloc" ,1, 1, 1],"particularly for his verse for children in",2). c_DEF([ "Belloc" ,1, 1, 2],"and Cautionary Tales (1907)",1). c_DEF([ "Bellona",1,1,1 ], "the Roman goddess of war" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bellow",1,1,1 ], "(1944), The Adventures of Augie March (1953), Herzog (1964), and Humboldt's Gift" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bellow",1,1,1 ], "(1975): Nobel prize for literature 1976" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bellow",1,1,1 ], "born 1915, U|S| novelist, born in Canada| His works include Dangling Man" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belmondo",1,1,1 ], "born 1933, French film actor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belmopan",1,1,1 ], "(since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belmopan",1,1,1 ], "1970|Pop|: 4000 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belo Horizonte",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belo Horizonte",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Brazil, the capital of Minas Gerais state| Pop|: 1,232,708" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belorussia",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Byelorussia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belostok",1,1,1 ], "transliteration of the Russian name for Bialystok" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belovo",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Byelovo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belsen",1,1,1 ], "a village in N West Germany: with Bergen, the site of a Nazi concentration" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Belsen",1,1,1 ], "camp (1943-45)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belshazzar",1,1,1 ], "8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Belshazzar",1,1,1 ], "banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Belshazzar",1,1,1 ], "referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17;" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Belshazzar",1,1,1 ], "the son of Nabonidus; coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beltane",1,1,1 ], "an ancient Celtic festival with a sacrificial bonfire on May Day" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bemba",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Negroid people of Africa, living chiefly in Zambia on a high" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bemba",1,1,1 ], "infertile plateau" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bemba",1,1,2 ], "family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bemba",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Bella",1,1,1 ], "(1963-65) of independent Algeria" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Bella",1,1,1 ], "born 1916, Algerian statesman: first prime minister (1962-65) and president" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Day process",1,1,1 ], "a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Day process",1,1,1 ], "a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Lomond",1,1,1 ], "(3192 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Lomond",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in W central Scotland, on the E side of Loch Lomond| Height: 973 m" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Lomond",1,1,2 ], "a mountain in NE Tasmania| Height: 1527 m (5010 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Lomond",1,1,3 ], "a mountain in SE Australia, in NE New South Wales| Height: 1520 m (4986 ft|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Nevis",1,1,1 ], "Britain| Height: 1343 m (4406 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ben Nevis",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in W Scotland, in the Grampian mountains: highest peak in Great" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben-Gurion",1,1,1 ], "1886-1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Ben-Gurion",1,1,1 ], "of Israel (1948-53, 1955-63)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Ben-Zvi",1,1,1 ], "1884-1963, Israeli statesman president (1952-63)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benadryl",1,1,1 ], "C17H21NO" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benadryl",1,1,1 ], "an antihistamine drug used in sleeping pills; diphenhydramine| Formula:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benares",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Varanasi" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bendel",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Benin City| Pop|: 3,535,839 (1976 est|)| Area: 39,737 sq| km (15,339 sq|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bendel",1,1,1 ], "a state of S Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea: mainly tropical rain forest|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bendel",1,1,1 ], "miles)| Former name (until 1976): Mid-Western State" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bendigo",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bendigo",1,1,1 ], "discovery of gold| Pop|: 45,860 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bene",1,1,1 ], "1884-1948, Czech statesman president of Czechoslovakia (1935-38; 1946-48) and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bene",1,1,1 ], "of its government in exile (1939-45)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedicite",1,1,1 ], "Domini Domino in Latin, and O all ye Works of the Lord in English" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Benedicite",1,1,1 ], "a canticle that originated as part of the Song of the Three Holy Children in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedicite",1,1,1 ], "the secondary addition to the Book of Daniel, beginning Benedicite omnia opera" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedict XV",1,1,1 ], "original name Giacomo della Chiesa| 1854-1922, pope (1914-22); noted for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedict XV",1,1,1 ], "repeated attempts to end World War I and for his organization of war relief" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedict",1,1,1 ], "480-547 a|d|, Italian monk: founded the Benedictine order at Monte Cassino in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedict",1,1,1 ], "Italy in about 540 a|d| His Regula Monachorum became the basis of the rule of all" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedict",1,1,1 ], "Western Christian monastic orders| Feast day: March 21" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictine",1,1,1,1 ], "a monk or nun who is a member of a Christian religious community founded by or" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictine",1,1,1,1 ], "following the rule of Saint Benedict" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictine",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictine",1,1,2 ], "Benedictine monastery at Fecamp in France in about 1510" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictine",1,1,2 ], "a greenish-yellow liqueur made from a secret formula developed at the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictus",1,1,1 ], "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord in English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictus",1,1,1 ], "a short canticle beginning Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini in Latin and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictus",1,1,2 ], "a canticle beginning Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel in Latin and Blessed be" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benedictus",1,1,2 ], "the Lord God of Israel in English" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benelux",1,1,1 ], "became an economic union in 1960" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benelux",1,1,1 ], "the customs union formed by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg in 1948;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benelux",1,1,2 ], "these countries collectively" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benet",1,1,1 ], "1898-1943, U|S| poet and novelist, best known for his poem on the American" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benet",1,1,1 ], "Civil War John Brown's Body (1928)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benevento",1,1,1 ], "Lombard, Saracen, Norman, and papal rule| Pop|: 59,016 (1971)| Ancient name: Beneventum" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benevento",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Italy, in N Campania: at various times under Samnite, Roman," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benfleet",1,1,1 ], "47,924 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benfleet",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE England, in S Essex on an inlet of the Thames estuary| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal light",1,1,1 ], "a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal light",1,1,1 ], "as a signal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal",1,1,1 ], "(Bangladesh)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal",1,1,1 ], "Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal",1,1,1 ], "a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengal",1,1,2 ], "Bay of| a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Burma" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengali",1,1,1 ], "Bengalis are mainly Hindus; the East Bengalis of Bangladesh are mainly Muslims" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bengali",1,1,1 ], "a member of a people living chiefly in Bangladesh and in West Bengal| The West" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengali",1,1,2 ], "language of West Bengal; it belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bengali",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people: the official language of Bangladesh and the chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bengali",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to Bengal, the Bengalis, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benghazi",1,1,1 ], "(1911-42); scene of much fighting in World War II| Ancient names: Hesperides, Berenice" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benghazi",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benguela",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 40,996 (1970)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Benguela",1,1,1 ], "a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benguela",1,1,1 ], "that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Rhodesia|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beng|",1,1,1 ], "Bengal(i)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beni Hasan",1,1,1 ], "a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beni Hasan",1,1,1 ], "b|c" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beni",1,1,1 ], "a river in N Bolivia, rising in the E Cordillera of the Andes and flowing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beni",1,1,1 ], "north to the Marmore River| Length: over 1600 km (1000 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benin City",1,1,1 ], "Benin| Pop|: 136,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benin City",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Nigeria, capital of Bendel state: former capital of the kingdom of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "Currency: franc| Capital: Porto Novo| Pop|: 2,760,000 (1971 UN est|)| Official name:" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "Guinea: in the early 19th century a powerful Negro kingdom, famed for its women" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "People's Republic of Benin|Former name (until 1975): Dahomey" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "a republic in W Africa, on the Bight of Benin, a section of the Gulf of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "centre, and the Atakora Mountains in the northwest| Official language: French|" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "chiefly of coastal lagoons and swamps in the south, a fertile plain and marshes in the" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,1 ], "warriors; became a French colony in 1893, gaining independence in 1960| It consists" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,2 ], "a former kingdom of W Africa, powerful from the 14th to the 17th centuries:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benin",1,1,2 ], "now a province of S Nigeria" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benjamin",1,1,1,1 ], "the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16-18; 42:4)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benjamin",1,1,1,2 ], "the tribe descended from this patriarch" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benjamin",1,1,1,3 ], "the territory of this tribe, northwest of the Dead Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benjamin",1,1,2 ], "a youngest and favourite son" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bennett",1,1,1 ], "Arnold| 1867-1931, English novelist, noted for The Old Wives' Tale (1908)," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bennett",1,1,1 ], "Clayhanger (1910), and other works set in the Staffordshire Potteries" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bennett",1,1,2 ], "Richard Rodney| born 1936, English composer, noted for his operas The Mines of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bennett",1,1,2 ], "Sulphur (1965) and Victory (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bennett",1,1,3 ], "Sir William Sterndale| 1816-75, English composer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bennington",1,1,1 ], "American Independence| Pop|: 7950 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bennington",1,1,1 ], "a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beno",1,1,1 ], "12th-century French trouvere: author of the Roman de Troie, which contains the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beno",1,1,1 ], "episode of Troilus and Cressida" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benoni",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE South Africa, in S Transvaal: gold mines| Pop|: 149,563 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bentham",1,1,1 ], "1748-1831, English philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism| His" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bentham",1,1,1 ], "Morals and Legislation (1789)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bentham",1,1,1 ], "works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bentinck",1,1,1 ], "Lord William Cavendish| 1774-1839, English statesman, first governor general" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bentinck",1,1,1 ], "of India (1828-35)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bentley",1,1,1 ], "Edmund Clerihew| 1875-1956, English journalist, noted for his invention of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bentley",1,1,1 ], "clerihew" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bentley",1,1,2 ], "Richard| 1662-1742, English classical scholar, noted for his imaginative" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bentley",1,1,2 ], "textual emendations" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benue",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Makurdi| Pop|: 2,641,496 (1976 est|)| Area: 19,200 sq| km (7412 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benue",1,1,1 ], "a state of SE Nigeria, formed in 1976 from part of Benue-Plateau state|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benue",1,1,2 ], "a river in W Africa, rising in N Cameroon and flowing west across Nigeria:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benue",1,1,2 ], "chief tributary of the River Niger| Length: 1400 km (870 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benue-Congo",1,1,1 ], "Bantu languages together with certain other languages of W Africa" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Benue-Congo",1,1,1 ], "a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, consisting of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benue-Congo",1,2,1 ], "relating or belonging to this group of languages" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Benzedrine",1,1,1 ], "a trademark for amphetamine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beograd",1,1,1 ], "the Serbo-Croatian name for Belgrade" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beowulf",1,1,1 ], "an anonymous Old English epic poem in alliterative verse, believed to have" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beowulf",1,1,1 ], "been composed in the 8th century a|d" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berar",1,1,1 ], "a region of W central India: part of Madhya Pradesh state since 1950;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berar",1,1,1 ], "important for cotton-growing" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berber",1,1,1 ], "a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of N Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berber",1,1,2 ], "languages| There are extensive differences between dialects" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berber",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, forming a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berber",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this people or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berbera",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden| Pop|: 25,000 (1972 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berchtesgaden",1,1,1 ], "a town in SE West Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berchtesgaden",1,1,1 ], "retreat of Adolf Hitler| Pop|: 5752 (1958)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berdichev",1,1,1 ], "71,475 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berdichev",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in the SW Soviet Union, in the central Ukrainian SSR| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berdyayev",1,1,1 ], "1874-1948, Russian philosopher|Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berdyayev",1,1,1 ], "led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berenson",1,1,1 ], "1865-1959, U|S| art historian, born in Lithuania: an authority on art of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berenson",1,1,1 ], "Italian Renaissance" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berezina",1,1,1 ], "Sea by the Berezina Canal|Length: 563 km (350 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berezina",1,1,1 ], "a river in the W Soviet Union, in the Byelorussian SSR, rising in the north" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berezina",1,1,1 ], "and flowing south to the River Dnieper: linked with the River Dvina and the Baltic" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berezniki",1,1,1 ], "a city in the E Soviet Union: chemical industries| Pop|: 167,000 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berg" ,1, 1, 1],"1885-1935, Austrian composer: a pupil of Schoenberg| His works include the",1). c_DEF([ "Berg" ,1, 1, 1],"operas",2). c_DEF([ "Berg" ,1, 1, 2],"and Lulu (1935), chamber works, and songs",1). c_DEF([ "Bergama",1,1,1 ], "a town in W Turkey| Pop|: 26,973 (1970)| Ancient name: Pergamum" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergamo",1,1,1 ], "a walled city in N Italy, in Lombardy| Pop|: 129,511 (1975 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergdama",1,1,1 ], "another name for a Damara" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergen",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW Norway: chief city in medieval times| Pop|: 214,019 (1974 est|)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergen",1,1,2 ], "the Flemish name for Mons" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergius",1,1,1 ], "1884-1949, German chemist, who invented a process for producing oil by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergius",1,1,1 ], "high-pressure hydrogenation of coal: Nobel prize for chemistry 1931" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,1 ], "Ingmar | born 1918, Swedish film director, whose films include The Seventh" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,1 ], "Seal (1956), Wild Strawberries (1957), the trilogy Through a Glass Darkly (1961)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,1 ], "Winter Light (1962), and The Silence (1963), and Persona (1966)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,2 ], "Ingrid| born 1915| Swedish film actress, working in Hollywood 1938-48; noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,2 ], "Tolls (1943), Anastasia (1956), and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bergman",1,1,2 ], "for her leading roles in many films, including Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bergson" ,1, 1, 1],"1859-1941, French philosopher, who sought to bridge the gap between",1). c_DEF([ "Bergson" ,1, 1, 1],"metaphysics and science| His main works are",2). c_DEF([ "Bergson" ,1, 1, 2],"&-Bergsonian (b$z$:gs@@$un$I@) adj|,n",2). c_DEF([ "Bergson" ,1, 1, 2],"and Creative Evolution (1907, trans| 1911): Nobel prize for literature 1927|",1). c_DEF([ "Bergsonism",1,1,1 ], "experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bergsonism",1,1,1 ], "natural order" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bergsonism",1,1,1 ], "the philosophy of Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beria",1,1,1 ], "1899-1953, Soviet chief of secret police killed by his associates shortly" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beria",1,1,1 ], "after Stalin's death" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bering Sea",1,1,1 ], "2,275,000 sq| km (878,000 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bering Sea",1,1,1 ], "a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska| Area: about" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bering Strait",1,1,1 ], "a strait between Alaska and the Soviet Union, connecting the Bering Sea and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bering Strait",1,1,1 ], "the Arctic Ocean" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bering",1,1,1 ], "1681-1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bering",1,1,1 ], "discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berio",1,1,1 ], "and vocal timbre and technique" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berio",1,1,1 ], "born 1925, Italian composer, noted esp| for works that exploit instrumental" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beriosova",1,1,1 ], "born 1932, British ballet dancer, born in Russia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleian",1,1,1 ], "denoting or relating to the philosophy of George Berkeley" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleian",1,2,1 ], "a follower of his teachings" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleianism",1,1,1 ], "only the substratum in which these perceptions inhere, not an independent thing or" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleianism",1,1,1 ], "quality" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleianism",1,1,1 ], "the philosophical system of George Berkeley, holding that objects exist only" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeleianism",1,1,1 ], "when perceived, that God's perception sustains the universe, and that matter is" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",1,1,1 ], "California| Pop|: 111,637 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",1,1,1 ], "a city in W California, on San Francisco Bay: seat of the University of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,1 ], "Busby| original name William Berkeley| 1895-1976, U|S| dance director, noted" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,1 ], "esp| for his choreography of film musicals|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,2 ], "George| 1685-1753, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, whose system of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,2 ], "Human Knowledge (1710) and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous (1713)| He" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,2 ], "also wrote Essay towards a New Theory of Vision (1709)|" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,2 ], "subjective idealism was expounded in his works A Treatise concerning the Principles of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berkeley",2,1,3 ], "Sir Lennox born 1903, English composer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkshire",1,1,1 ], "Downs occupy central parts| Administrative centre: Reading| Pop|: 659,000 (1976" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berkshire",1,1,1 ], "a county of S England: the River Thames marks the N boundary and the Berkshire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berkshire",1,1,1 ], "est|)| Area: 1877 sq| km (725 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berkshire",1,1,2 ], "a breed of pork and bacon pig having a black body and white points" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berks| ",1,1,1 ], "Berkshire" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berlichingen",1,1,1 ], "and kidnapped nobles for ransom" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berlichingen",1,1,1 ], "called the Iron Hand| 1480-1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "East Germany, and the western sectors, which form an exclave in East German" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "Germany| Pop|: (East Berlin) 1,094,496 (1975 est|);(West Berlin) 2,047,948 (1974 est|)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "a city in N Germany, divided since 1945 into the eastern sector, capital of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "of refugees from east to west; formerly the capital of Brandenburg, Prussia, and" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",1,1,1 ], "territory closely affiliated politically and economically with West Germany: a wall" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",2,1,1 ], "born in Russia| His musical comedies include Annie Get Your Gun (1946); his most" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",2,1,1 ], "original name Israel Baline, born 1888, U|S| composer and writer of lyrics," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berlin",2,1,1 ], "popular song is White Christmas" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berlinguer",1,1,1 ], "1972" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berlinguer",1,1,1 ], "born 1922, Italian politician leader of the Italian Communist Party since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berlioz" ,1, 1, 1],"1803-69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration| His",1). c_DEF([ "Berlioz" ,1, 1, 1],"works include the cantata",2). c_DEF([ "Berlioz" ,1, 1, 2],"(1860-62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)",2). c_DEF([ "Berlioz" ,1, 1, 2],"the operas Les Troyens (1856-59) and B''eatrice et B''en''edict",1). c_DEF([ "Bermejo",1,1,1 ], "Paraguay River| Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bermejo",1,1,1 ], "a river in Argentina, rising in the northwest and flowing southeast to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda grass",1,1,1 ], "a widely distributed grass, Cynodon dactylon, with wiry creeping rootstocks" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda grass",1,1,1 ], "and several purplish spikes of flowers arising from a single point: used for lawns," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda grass",1,1,1 ], "pasturage, binding sand dunes, etc" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda rig",1,1,1 ], "a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail that tapers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda rig",1,1,1 ], "to a point" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda shorts",1,1,1 ], "close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda",1,1,1 ], "Bermudas) in the NW Atlantic: discovered in 1515, first colonized by the British in 1684|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda",1,1,1 ], "Capital: Hamilton| Pop|: 62,330 (1970)| Area: 53 sq| km (20 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bermuda",1,1,1 ], "a British colony consisting of a group of over 300 coral islands (The" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bern",1,1,1 ], "confederation in 1353 and became the capital in 1848| Pop|: 152,800 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bern",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Switzerland, in the W part, on the Aar River: entered the Swiss" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bern",1,1,2 ], "Berne (b$ern)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bern",1,1,2 ], "Capital: Bern| Pop|: 983,296 (1970)| Area: 6884 sq| km (2658 sq| miles)|French name:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bern",1,1,2 ], "a canton of Switzerland, between the French frontier and the Bernese Alps|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernadette",1,1,1 ], "Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of Lourdes as a" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernadette",1,1,1 ], "centre of pilgrimage, esp| for the sick or crippled| Feast day: Feb| 18" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bernadette",1,1,1 ], "original name Marie Bernarde Soubirous| 1844-79, French peasant girl born in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernadotte",1,1,1 ], "1764-1844, French marshal under Napoleon king of Norway and Sweden (1818-44)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernadotte",1,1,1 ], "as Charles XIV" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard of Clairvaux",1,1,1 ], "1090-1153, French abbot and theologian, who founded the stricter branch of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard of Clairvaux",1,1,1 ], "Cistercians in 1115" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard",1,1,1 ], "Claude (klo$:d)| 1813-78, French physiologist, noted for his research on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard",1,1,1 ], "action of secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard",1,1,2 ], "French monk who founded hospices in the Alpine passes" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernard",1,1,2 ], "Saint , known as Bernard of Menthon and the Apostle of the Alps| 923-1008," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernardine",1,1,1 ], "a monk of one of the reformed and stricter branches of the Cistercian order" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernardine",1,2,1,1 ], "of or relating to this branch of the Cistercians" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernardine",1,2,1,2 ], "of or relating to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernese Alps",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps| Highest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernese Alps",1,1,1 ], "peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14,024 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernhardt",1,1,1 ], "greatest tragic actresses of all time" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernhardt",1,1,1 ], "original name Rosine Bernard|1844-1923, French actress, regarded as one of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernina Pass",1,1,1 ], "Height: 2323 m (7622 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernina Pass",1,1,1 ], "a pass in the Alps between SE Switzerland and N Italy, east of Piz Bernina|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernina",1,1,1 ], "Rhaetian Alps| Height: 4049 m (13,284 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernina",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in SE Switzerland, the highest peak of the Bernina Alps, in the S" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernini",1,1,1 ], "1598-1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernini",1,1,1 ], "the Italian baroque" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,1 ], "Daniel (da!nj$el), son of Jean Bernoulli| 1700-82, Swiss mathematician and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,1 ], "physicist, who developed an early form of the kinetic theory of gases and stated the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,1 ], "principle of conservation of energy in fluid dynamics" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,2 ], "Jacques (#f$a$:k)or Jakob | 1654-1705, Swiss mathematician, noted for his work" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,2 ], "on calculus and the theory of probability" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,3 ], "developed the calculus of variations" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli",1,1,3 ], "his brother, Jean (#f?~a)or Johann | 1667-1748, Swiss mathematician who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli's principle",1,1,1 ], "energy, potential energy, and kinetic energy at any point is constant, provided no work" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli's principle",1,1,1 ], "is done on or by the liquid" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bernoulli's principle",1,1,1 ], "the principle that in a liquid flowing through a pipe the sum of the pressure" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bernstein",1,1,1 ], "(1949), the score of the musical West Side Story (1957), and Mass (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bernstein",1,1,1 ], "born 1918, U|S| conductor and composer, whose works include The Age of Anxiety" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berry",1,1,1 ], "Goode (1958), Sweet Little Sixteen (1958), and Memphis Tennessee (recorded ??1958;" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berry",1,1,1 ], "guitarist, and songwriter| His many songs include Roll Over Beethoven (1956), Johnny B|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berry",1,1,1 ], "original name Charles Edward Berry| born 1931, U|S| rock-and-roll singer," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berry",1,1,1 ], "released 1964)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bertillon system",1,1,1 ], "a detailed record of physical characteristics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bertillon system",1,1,1 ], "a system formerly in use for identifying persons, esp| criminals, by means of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bertolucci" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1940, Italian film director: his films include",1). c_DEF([ "Bertolucci" ,1, 1, 2],"The Conformist (1970), and 1900 (1975)",1). c_DEF([ "Berwick",1,1,1 ], "(until 1975) a county of SE Scotland, now part of the Borders region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berwick-upon-Tweed",1,1,1 ], "a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berwick-upon-Tweed",1,1,1 ], "centuries; neutral territory 1551-1885| Pop|: 11,644 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berwick-upon-Tweed",1,1,1 ], "involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Berzelius",1,1,1 ], "Baron Jons Jakob | 1779-1848, Swedish chemist, who invented the present system" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Berzelius",1,1,1 ], "atomic and molecular weight of many substances" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Berzelius",1,1,1 ], "of chemical symbols and formulas, discovered several elements, and determined the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bes",1,1,1 ], "an ancient Egyptian god represented as a grotesque hairy dwarf: the patron of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bes",1,1,1 ], "music and pleasure" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Besancon",1,1,1 ], "(1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Besancon",1,1,1 ], "a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422)| Pop|: 126,187" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Besant",1,1,1 ], "England and India" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Besant",1,1,1 ], "nee Wood| 1847-1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bessarabia",1,1,1 ], "44,300 sq| km (17,100 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bessarabia",1,1,1 ], "a region of the SW Soviet Union, mostly in the Moldavian SSR: long disputed by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bessarabia",1,1,1 ], "the Turks and Russians; a province of Rumania from 1918 until 1940| Area: about" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bessel",1,1,1 ], "1784-1846, German astronomer and mathematician|He made the first authenticated" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bessel",1,1,1 ], "mathematical functions used in physics" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bessel",1,1,1 ], "measurement of a star's distance from the earth (1841) and systematized a series of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer converter",1,1,1 ], "a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer converter",1,1,1 ], "process" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer process",1,1,1 ], "1250 degrees C in a Bessemer converter: silicon, manganese, and phosphorus" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer process",1,1,1 ], "a process for producing steel by blowing air through molten pig iron at about" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer process",1,1,1 ], "impurities are removed and the carbon content is controlled" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bessemer process",1,1,2 ], "a similar process for removing sulphur and iron from copper matte" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Best",1,1,1 ], "1899-1978, Canadian physiologist: associated with Banting and Macleod in their" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Best",1,1,1 ], "discovery of insulin in 1922" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beta",1,1,1 ], "the second brightest star in a constellation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Betelgeuse",1,1,1 ], "a variable red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Betelgeuse",1,1,1 ], "constellation Orion| Distance: 260 light years; diameter: 330-460 times solar diameter" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethany",1,1,1 ], "a village on the west bank of the River Jordan, near Jerusalem at the foot of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethany",1,1,1 ], "place of Jesus during Holy Week" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bethany",1,1,1 ], "the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethe",1,1,1 ], "astrophysics and nuclear physics: Nobel prize for physics 1967" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethe",1,1,1 ], "born 1906, U|S| physicist, born in Germany, noted for his research on" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethel",1,1,1 ], "Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethel",1,1,1 ], "an ancient town on the west bank of the River Jordan, near Jerusalem: in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethel",1,1,2 ], "a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethel",1,1,3 ], "a seamen's chapel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethesda",1,1,1 ], "a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralytic was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethesda",1,1,1 ], "healed by Jesus (John 5:2)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethesda",1,1,2 ], "a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethlehem",1,1,1 ], "Jesus and early home of King David" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bethlehem",1,1,1 ], "a town on the west bank of the River Jordan, near Jerusalem: birthplace of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethmann Hollweg",1,1,1 ], "1856-1921, chancellor of Germany (1909-17)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bethsaida",1,1,1 ], "a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Betjeman",1,1,1 ], "Sir John| born 1906, English poet, noted for his nostalgic and humorous verse" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Betjeman",1,1,1 ], "and essays and for his concern for the preservation of historic buildings, esp| of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Betjeman",1,1,1 ], "the Victorian era| Appointed poet laureate 1972" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Betti" ,1, 1, 1],"1892-1953, Italian writer, noted esp| for his plays, including",1). c_DEF([ "Betti" ,1, 1, 2],"Corruzione al palazzo di giustizia (1949), and La Regina e gli insorte (1951)",1). c_DEF([ "Beulah",1,1,1 ], "the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beuthen",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Bytom" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bevan",1,1,1 ], "Service (1948)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bevan",1,1,1 ], "his oratory| As minister of health (1945-51) he introduced the National Health" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bevan",1,1,1 ], "known as Nye| 1897-1960, British Labour statesman, born in Wales: noted for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beveridge",1,1,1 ], "1st Baron Beveridge| 1879-1963, British economist, whose Report on Social" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beveridge",1,1,1 ], "Britain" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Beveridge",1,1,1 ], "Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beverly Hills",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 33,416 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beverly Hills",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW California, near Los Angeles: famous as the home of film stars|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bevin",1,1,1 ], "1881-1951, British Labour statesman and trade unionist, who was largely" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bevin",1,1,1 ], "of labour (1940-45); foreign secretary (1945-51)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bevin",1,1,1 ], "responsible for the creation of the Transport and General Workers' Union (1922): minister" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bewick",1,1,1 ], "(1789), a large woodcut, Aesop's Fables (1818), and his History of British Birds" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bewick",1,1,1 ], "(1797-1804)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bewick",1,1,1 ], "1753-1828, English wood engraver; his best-known works are Chillingham Bull" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bexhill(-on-Sea)" ,1, 1, 1],"(1971)",2). c_DEF([ "Bexhill(-on-Sea)" ,1, 1, 1],"a resort in S England, in East Sussex on the English Channel|Pop|: 32,849",1). c_DEF([ "Bexley",1,1,1 ], "a borough of Greater London| Pop|: 213,500 (1976 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beyo",1,1,1 ], "a district of Istanbul, north of the Golden Horn: the European quarter| Former" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Beyo",1,1,1 ], "name: Pera" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Beyrouth",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Beirut" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bezwada",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Vijayawada" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhagalpur",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE India, in E Bihar on the River Ganges| Pop|: 172,202 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhagavad-Gita",1,1,1 ], "Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhagavad-Gita",1,1,1 ], "a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 b|c| and incorporated into the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhai",1,1,1 ], "a title or form of address prefixed to the names of distinguished Sikhs" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bharat Natyam",1,1,1 ], "a form of Indian classical ballet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bharat",1,1,1 ], "transliteration of the Hindi name for India" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bharatiya",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to India; Indian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhatpara",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE India, in West Bengal on the Hooghly River: jute and cotton" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhatpara",1,1,1 ], "mills| Pop|: 204,750 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhavnagar",1,1,1 ], "a port in W India, in S Gujarat| Pop|: 225,358 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhopal",1,1,1 ], "a city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state and of the former" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhopal",1,1,1 ], "state of Bhopal| Pop|: 298,022 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhubaneswar",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in E India, the capital of Orissa state: many temples built" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhubaneswar",1,1,1 ], "between the 7th and 16th centuries| Pop|: 105,491 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "Himalayas in the north| Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken| Religion:" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "est|)| Area: about 46,600 sq| km (18,000 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "mostly Mahayana Buddhist| Currency: rupee| Capital: Thimbu| Pop|: 1,146,000 (1974 UN" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "responsible for Bhutan's external affairs); contains inaccessible stretches of the E" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutan",1,1,1 ], "the 18th century, the conflict now being chiefly between China and India (which is" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutto",1,1,1 ], "(1973-77) of Pakistan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bhutto",1,1,1 ], "born 1928, Pakistani statesman president (1971-73) and prime minister" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bi",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for bismuth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biafra",1,1,1 ], "Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biafra",1,1,1 ], "a region of E Nigeria: seceded as an independent republic (1967-70) during" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biafra",1,1,2 ], "Bight of| former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of)Bonny" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biak",1,1,1 ], "Islands| Area: 2455 sq| km (948 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biak",1,1,1 ], "an island in Indonesia, north of West Irian: the largest of the Schouten" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bialystok",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 187,100 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bialystok",1,1,1 ], "a city in E Poland: belonged to Prussia (1795-1807) and to Russia (1807-1919)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biarritz",1,1,1 ], "Napoleon III and by Queen Victoria and Edward VII of England| Pop|: 27,653 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biarritz",1,1,1 ], "a town in SW France, on the Bay of Biscay: famous resort, patronized by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible Belt",1,1,1 ], "certain regions of the U|S|, esp| in the South, where Protestant" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible Belt",1,1,1 ], "fundamentalism is dominant" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bible paper",1,1,1 ], "a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible paper",1,1,2 ], "(not in technical usage) another name for India paper" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible",1,1,1,1 ], "Testaments and, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Apocrypha" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bible",1,1,1,1 ], "the| the sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible",1,1,2 ], "any book containing the sacred writings of a religion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible",1,1,3 ], "a book regarded as authoritative" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bible-basher",1,1,1 ], "an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biblical Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "found in the later books of the Old Testament (esp| Daniel 2:4-7:28)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Biblical Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "the form of Aramaic that was the common language of Palestine in New Testament" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biblical Aramaic",1,1,1 ], "times| It was widespread throughout the Persian Empire from the 5th century and is" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biblical Latin",1,1,1 ], "Vulgate" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biblical Latin",1,1,1 ], "the form of Latin used in versions of the Bible, esp| the form used in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biblicist",1,1,1 ], "a biblical scholar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biblicist",1,1,2 ], "a person who takes the Bible literally" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bibl|",1,1,1 ], "Biblical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bib|",1,1,1 ], "Bible" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bib|",1,1,2 ], "Biblical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biche-la-mar",1,1,1 ], "another name for Beach-la-Mar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bida",1,1,1 ], "the former name of Doha" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biddle",1,1,1 ], "1615-62, English theologian; founder of Unitarianism in England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biedermeier",1,1,1 ], "Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biedermeier",1,1,1 ], "of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biedermeier",1,1,2 ], "boringly conventional in outlook; bourgeois" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biel",1,1,1 ], "Bienne" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biel",1,1,1 ], "a town in NW Switzerland, on Lake Biel| Pop|: 64,333 (1970)| French name:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biel",1,1,2 ], "Lake| a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biel",1,1,2 ], "in the 19th century| Area: 39 sq| km (15 sq| miles)| German name: Bielersee " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bielefeld",1,1,1 ], "a city in West Germany, in NE North Rhine-Westphalia| Pop|: 321,200 (1974" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bielefeld",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bielsko-Biala",1,1,1 ], "Krakowska; a leading textile centre since the 16th century| Pop|: 116,100 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bielsko-Biala",1,1,1 ], "a town in S Poland: created in 1951 by the union of Bielsko and Biala" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bien Hoa",1,1,1 ], "a town in S Vietnam: a former capital of Cambodia| Pop|: 177,513 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bienne",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Biel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bierce",1,1,1 ], "1842-1914, U|S| journalist and author of humorous sketches, horror stories," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bierce",1,1,1 ], "and tales of the supernatural: he disappeared during a mission in Mexico (1913)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bifrost",1,1,1 ], "the rainbow bridge of the gods from their realm Asgard to earth" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Ben",1,1,1 ], "the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Ben",1,1,2 ], "the clock in this tower" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Ben",1,1,3 ], "the tower" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Bertha",1,1,1 ], "a large German gun of World War I" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Board",1,1,1 ], "the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Board",1,1,2 ], "the New York Stock Exchange" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Brother",1,1,1 ], "a person, organization, etc|, that exercises total dictatorial control" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Dipper",1,1,1 ], "the U|S| name for the Plough (constellation)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Five",1,1,1 ], "immediately following World War II, the U|S|, Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Big Five",1,1,1 ], "the five countries considered to be the major world powers| In the period" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Big Five",1,1,1 ], "were regarded as the Big Five" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bihar",1,1,1 ], "(1971)| Area: 174,038 sq| km (67,875 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bihar",1,1,1 ], "a state of NE India: hilly in the south, with the Ganges plain in the north;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bihar",1,1,1 ], "important for rice and mineral resources, esp| coal| Capital: Patna| Pop|: 56,353,369" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bihari",1,1,1 ], "a member of an Indian people living chiefly in Bihar but also in Bangladesh" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bihari",1,1,1 ], "and Pakistan" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bihari",1,1,2 ], "dialects, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bihari",1,1,2 ], "the language of this people, comprising a number of highly differentiated" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bihari",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to this people, their language, or Bihar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biisk",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Biysk" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bijapur",1,1,1 ], "an ancient city in W India, in N Mysore: capital of a former kingdom, which" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bijapur",1,1,1 ], "fell at the end of the 17th century| Pop|: 103,931 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bikaner",1,1,1 ], "Bikaner, on the edge of the Thar Desert| Pop|: 188,518 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bikaner",1,1,1 ], "a walled city in NW India, in Rajasthan: capital of the former state of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bikila",1,1,1 ], "1932-73, Ethiopian long-distance runner: winner of the Marathon at the Olympic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bikila",1,1,1 ], "Games in Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bikini",1,1,1 ], "an atoll in the N Pacific; one of the Marshall Islands: site of a U|S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bikini",1,1,1 ], "atom-bomb test in 1946" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bilbao",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: famous since medieval times for the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bilbao",1,1,1 ], "iron and steel works and exports iron ore| Pop|: 410,490 (1970)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bilbao",1,1,1 ], "production of iron and steel goods, esp| swords; still contains the country's largest" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bildungsroman",1,1,1 ], "a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bill of Rights",1,1,1 ], "an English statute of 1689 guaranteeing the rights and liberty of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bill of Rights",1,1,1 ], "individual subject" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bill of Rights",1,1,2 ], "guarantee the liberty of the individual" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bill of Rights",1,1,2 ], "the first ten amendments to the U|S| Constitution, added in 1791, which" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bill of Rights",1,1,3 ], "any charter or summary of basic human rights" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Billingsgate",1,1,1 ], "the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Billiton",1,1,1 ], "an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra| Chief" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Billiton",1,1,1 ], "town: Tandjungpandan| Area: 4833 sq| km (1866 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Billy the Kid",1,1,1 ], "nickname of William H| Bonney| 1859-81, U|S| outlaw" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bim",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Barbados" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Binet-Simon scale" ,1, 1, 1],"a test comprising questions and tasks, used to determine the mental age of",1). c_DEF([ "Binet-Simon scale" ,1, 1, 1],"subjects, usually children",2). c_DEF([ "Binet-Simon scale" ,1, 1, 2],"test",1). c_DEF([ "Bingen",1,1,1 ], "23,700 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bingen",1,1,1 ], "a town in W West Germany on the Rhine: wine trade and tourist centre| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Binh Dinh",1,1,1 ], "a city in SE Vietnam| Pop|: 147,000 (1968 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bini",1,1,1 ], "another name for Edo" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bircher" ,1, 1, 1],"Birchist, or Birchiten",1). c_DEF([ "Bircher" ,1, 1, 2],"a member or supporter of the John Birch Society",1). c_DEF([ "Bird",1,1,1 ], "nickname of (Charlie)Parker" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev",1,1,1 ], "born 1945, king of Nepal since 1972" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birkenhead",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birkenhead",1,1,1 ], "a port in NW England, in Merseyside: shipbuilding centre| Pop|: 137,738" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birkenhead",2,1,1 ], "1st Earl of, known as F| E| Smith| 1872-1930, English Conservative statesman," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birkenhead",2,1,1 ], "lawyer, and orator" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birmingham",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in central England, in West Midlands: the second largest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birmingham",1,1,1 ], "city in Great Britain| Pop|: 1,013,366 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birmingham",1,1,2 ], "an industrial city in N central Alabama: rich local deposits of coal, iron" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birmingham",1,1,2 ], "ore, and other minerals| Pop|: 295,686 (1973 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biro",1,1,1 ], "a kind of ballpoint" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birobidzhan",1,1,1 ], "Region| Pop|: 55,724 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birobidzhan",1,1,1 ], "a city in the Soviet Union, in SE Siberia: capital of the Jewish Autonomous" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birobidzhan",1,1,2 ], "another name for the Jewish Autonomous Region" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birthday honours",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain) honorary titles conferred on the official birthday of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Birthday honours",1,1,1 ], "sovereign" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birtwhistle",1,1,1 ], "(1967)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Birtwhistle",1,1,1 ], "born 1934, English composer, whose works include the opera Punch and Judy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bisayas",1,1,1 ], "the Spanish name for the Visayan Islands" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biscay",1,1,1 ], "a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean between W France and N Spain: notorious for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biscay",1,1,1 ], "storms" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bishop Auckland",1,1,1 ], "a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bishop Auckland",1,1,1 ], "the 12th century| Pop|: 33,292 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bisitun",1,1,1 ], "another name for Behistun" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bisk",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Biysk" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biskra",1,1,1 ], "a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara| Pop|: 59,052 (1966)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "Admiralty Islands| Chief town: Rabaul, on New Britain| Pop|: 218,265 (1966)| Area: 49,658" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "a group of over 200 islands in the SW Pacific, northeast of New Guinea: part" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "of Papua New Guinea| Main islands: New Britain, New Ireland, Lavongai, and the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck Archipelago",1,1,1 ], "sq| km (19,173 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck herring",1,1,1 ], "marinaded herring, served cold" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",1,1,1 ], "(1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",1,1,1 ], "a city in North Dakota, on the Missouri River: the state capital| Pop|: 34,703" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",2,1,1 ], "Austria and France, and Germany was united| In 1871 he became the first chancellor of" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",2,1,1 ], "Prince Otto (Eduard Leopold) von , called the Iron Chancellor| 1815-98, German" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",2,1,1 ], "statesman; prime minister of Prussia (1862-90)| Under his leadership Prussia defeated" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bismarck",2,1,1 ], "the German Reich" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bissau",1,1,1 ], "Portuguese Guinea| Pop|71,169 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bissau",1,1,1 ], "a port in W Guinea-Bissau, on the Atlantic: until 1974 the capital of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bisutun",1,1,1 ], "another name for Behistun" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bithynia",1,1,1 ], "an ancient country on the Black Sea in NW Asia Minor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bitolj",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 65,851 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bitolj",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Yugoslavia, in Macedonia: under Turkish rule from 1382 until 1913|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bitter Lakes",1,1,1 ], "the Suez Canal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bitter Lakes",1,1,1 ], "two lakes, the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake, in NE Egypt: part of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Biysk",1,1,1 ], "207,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Biysk",1,1,1 ], "a city in the SW Soviet Union, at the foot of the Altai Mountains| Pop:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bizerte",1,1,1 ], "Bizerte| Pop|: 346,445 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bizerte",1,1,1 ], "a port in N Tunisia, on the Mediterranean at the canalized outlet of Lake" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bizet",1,1,1 ], "1838-75, French composer, whose works include the opera Carmen (1875) and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bizet",1,1,1 ], "incidental music to Daudet's L'Arlesienne (1872)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bjart",1,1,1 ], "born 1928, French dancer and choreographer| His choreography is characterized" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bjart",1,1,1 ], "by a combination of classic and modern dance and acrobatics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bjneborg",1,1,1 ], "the Swedish name for Pori" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bk",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for berkelium" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Country",1,1,1 ], "the heavily industrialized region of the West Midlands of England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Death",1,1,1 ], "a form of bubonic plague pandemic in Europe and Asia during the 14th century," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Death",1,1,1 ], "when it killed over 50 million people" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Forest",1,1,1 ], "German name: Schwarzwald" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Forest",1,1,1 ], "a hilly wooded region of SW West Germany, in Baden-Wurttemberg: many resorts|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Friar",1,1,1 ], "a Dominican friar" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hand",1,1,1 ], "a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hand",1,1,1 ], "operating in the U|S| in the early 20th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hand",1,1,2 ], "(in 19th-century Spain) an organization of anarchists" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hills",1,1,1 ], "2208 m (7242 ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hills",1,1,1 ], "a group of mountains in W South Dakota and NE Wyoming: famous for the gigantic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hills",1,1,1 ], "sculptures of U|S| presidents on the side of Mount Rushmore| Highest peak: Harney Peak," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hole of Calcutta",1,1,1 ], "English prisoners, of whom only 23 survived" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hole of Calcutta",1,1,1 ], "a small dungeon in which in 1756 the Nawab of Bengal reputedly confined 146" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Hole of Calcutta",1,1,2 ], "any uncomfortable or overcrowded place" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Maria",1,1,1 ], "a police van for transporting prisoners" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Van, 802 m (2632 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in S Wales, in E Dyfed and W Powys| Highest peak: Carmarthen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Mountains",1,1,2 ], "a mountain range in S Wales, in E Gwent| Highest peak: Waun Fach, 811 m (2660" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Mountains",1,1,2 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Muslim",1,1,1 ], "(esp| in the U|S|) a political and religious movement of Black people who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Muslim",1,1,1 ], "adapt the religious practices of Islam and seek to establish a new Black nation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Panther",1,1,1 ], "(in the U|S|) a member of a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Panther",1,1,1 ], "end the political dominance of Whites" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Power",1,1,1 ], "a social, economic, and political movement of Black people, esp| in the U|S|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Power",1,1,1 ], "and Australia, to obtain equality with Whites" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Rod",1,1,1 ], "(in Britain) an officer of the House of Lords and of the Order of the Garter," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Rod",1,1,1 ], "whose main duty is summoning the Commons at the opening and proroguing of Parliament" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Rod",1,1,2 ], "a similar officer in any of certain other legislatures" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Sash",1,1,1 ], "(in South Africa) an organization of women opposed to apartheid" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Sea",1,1,1 ], "Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, and to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Sea",1,1,1 ], "Strait| Area: about 415,000 sq| km (160,000 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Black Sea",1,1,1 ], "an inland sea between SE Europe and Asia: connected to the Aegean Sea by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Sea",1,1,2 ], "Ancient name: Pontus Euxinus" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Volta",1,1,1 ], "a river in W Africa, rising in SW Upper Volta and flowing northeast, then" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black Volta",1,1,1 ], "south into Lake Volta: forms part of the border of Ghana with Upper Volta and with" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black Volta",1,1,1 ], "the Ivory Coast| Length: about 800 km (500 miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Black Watch",1,1,1 ], "the Royal Highland Regiment in the British army" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black and Tan",1,1,1 ], "a member of the armed force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black and Tan",1,1,1 ], "to combat Sinn Fein: named after the colour of their uniforms" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Black",1,1,1 ], "a member of a dark-skinned race, esp| a Negro or an Australian Aborigine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Black",1,2,1 ], "of or relating to a Black or Blacks" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackbeard",1,1,1 ], "nickname of (Edward)Teach" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackburn",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackburn",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW England, in central Lancashire: textile industries| Pop: 101,672" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackburn",1,1,2 ], "Height: 5037 m (16,523 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackburn",1,1,2 ], "Mount| a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackett",1,1,1 ], "Baron| 1897-1974, English physicist, noted for his work on cosmic radiation" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackett",1,1,1 ], "and his discovery of the positron| Nobel prize for physics 1948" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackfoot",1,1,1 ], "a member of a warlike group of North American Indian peoples formerly living" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackfoot",1,1,1 ], "in the northwestern Plains" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackfoot",1,1,2 ], "any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Algonquian family" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackmore" ,1, 1, 1],"oddridge)",1). c_DEF([ "Blackmore" ,1, 1, 2],"1825-1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)",1). c_DEF([ "Blackpool",1,1,1 ], "a town and resort in NW England, in Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackpool",1,1,1 ], "its tower, 158 m (520 ft|) high, and its illuminations| Pop|: 151,311 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackshirt",1,1,1 ], "(in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp| a member of the Italian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackshirt",1,1,1 ], "Fascist party before and during World War II" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackstone",1,1,1 ], "Sir William| 1723-80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackstone",1,1,1 ], "in the U|S" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blackstone",1,1,1 ], "on the Laws of England (1865-69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackwall hitch",1,1,1 ], "a knot for hooking tackle to the end of a rope, holding fast when pulled but" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackwall hitch",1,1,1 ], "otherwise loose" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blackwood",1,1,1 ], "a conventional bidding sequence of four and five no-trumps, which are requests" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blackwood",1,1,1 ], "to the partner to show aces and kings respectively" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blagoveshchensk",1,1,1 ], "165,000 (1975 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blagoveshchensk",1,1,1 ], "a city and port in the SE Soviet Union, in Siberia on the Amur River| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,1 ], "Robert| 1599-1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,1 ], "the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,2 ], "Book of Job (1826), for Dante's poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783-1804)" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,2 ], "William| 1757-1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic| His literary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,2 ], "arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,2 ], "of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820)| His chief works in the visual" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blake",1,1,2 ], "works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blamey",1,1,1 ], "Forces in the SW Pacific (1942-45)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blamey",1,1,1 ], "Sir Thomas Albert| 1884-1951, Australian soldier; the first Australian field" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blamey",1,1,1 ], "marshal| He served in both World Wars and was commander in chief of the Allied Land" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",1,1,1 ], "Mont" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",1,1,2 ], "Cape| a headland in N Tunisia: the northernmost point of Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",1,1,3 ], "Cape" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",1,1,4 ], "a peninsula in Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",2,1,1 ], "(1840), in which he advocated the establishment of cooperative workshops subsidized by" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",2,1,1 ], "1811-82, French socialist and historian: author of L'Organisation du travail" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blanc",2,1,1 ], "the state" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blanch",1,1,1 ], "born 1918, English churchman; archbishop of York since 1975" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blantyre-Limbe",1,1,1 ], "a city in S Malawi: largest city in the country; formed in 1956 from the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blantyre-Limbe",1,1,1 ], "adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe| Pop|: 109,461 (1966)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blarney Stone",1,1,1 ], "a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blarney Stone",1,1,1 ], "whoever kisses it with skill in flattery" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blasco Ib" ,1, 1, 1],"1Vicente (bi!$Tente)| 1867-1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood",1). c_DEF([ "Blasco Ib" ,1, 1, 1],"and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)",2). c_DEF([ "Blaue Reiter",1,1,1 ], "Kandinsky and Klee, who sought to express the spiritual side of man and nature, which" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blaue Reiter",1,1,1 ], "a group of German expressionist painters formed in Munich in 1911, including" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blaue Reiter",1,1,1 ], "they felt had been neglected by impressionism" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blavatsky",1,1,1 ], "(1877)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blavatsky",1,1,1 ], "called Madame Blavatsky| 1831-91, Russian theosophist; author of Isis Unveiled" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blaydon",1,1,1 ], "an industrial town in NE England, in Tyneside| Pop: 32,018 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blcher",1,1,1 ], "1742-1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blcher",1,1,1 ], "Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blenheim",1,1,1 ], "Bavarians (1704) during the War of the Spanish Succession| Modern name: Blindheim" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blenheim",1,1,1 ], "Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy that saved Vienna from the French and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blenheim",1,1,1 ], "a village in SW Germany, site of a victory of Anglo-Austrian forces under the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blessed Sacrament",1,1,1 ], "the consecrated elements of the Eucharist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blessed Virgin",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Virgin Mary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blida",1,1,1 ], "a city in N Algeria, on the edge of the Mitidja Plain| Pop: 93,000 (1966" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blida",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bligh",1,1,1 ], "1754-1817, British admiral: as a captain, commander of H|M|S| Bounty when the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bligh",1,1,1 ], "crew mutinied in 1789" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blighty",1,1,1 ], "(used esp| by troops serving abroad) England; home" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blighty",1,1,2 ], "(esp| in World War I)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blighty",1,1,2,1 ], "a blighty one" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blighty",1,1,3 ], "a slight wound that causes the recipient to be sent home to England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blighty",1,1,3,2 ], "leave in England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blind Freddie",1,1,1 ], "an imaginary person representing the highest degree of incompetence (esp| in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blind Freddie",1,1,1 ], "the phrase Blind Freddie could see that!)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blindheim",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Blenheim" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bliss",1,1,1 ], "(1953-75)| His works include the Colour Symphony (1922), film and ballet music, and a" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bliss",1,1,1 ], "Sir Arthur| 1891-1975, English composer; Master of the Queen's Musick" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bliss",1,1,1 ], "cello concerto (1970)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blitz",1,1,1 ], "Luftwaffe" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blitz",1,1,1 ], "the systematic nighttime bombing of the British in 1940-41 by the German" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,1 ], "(1916) and America (1926)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,1 ], "Ernest| 1880-1959, U|S| composer, born in Switzerland, who found inspiration" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,1 ], "in Jewish liturgical and folk music: his works include the symphonies Israel" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,2 ], "(1952) for his work on the magnetic moments of atomic particles" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,2 ], "Felix| born 1905, U|S| physicist, born in Switzerland: Nobel prize for physics" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,3 ], "Konrad Emil| born 1912, U|S| biochemist, born in Germany: shared the Nobel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloch",1,1,3 ], "prize for medicine in 1964 for his work on fatty-acid metabolism" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloemfontein",1,1,1 ], "a city in central South Africa: capital of the Orange Free State and judicial" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloemfontein",1,1,1 ], "capital of the Republic| Pop|: 148,282 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blois",1,1,1 ], "(1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blois",1,1,1 ], "a city in N central France, on the Loire: 13th-century castle| Pop|: 51,950" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blok" ,1, 1, 1],"1880-1921, Russian poet whose poems, which include",1). c_DEF([ "Blok" ,1, 1, 2],"Verses about the Beautiful Lady",1). c_DEF([ "Blok" ,1, 1, 3],"and Rasput'ya (1902-4), contain a mixture of symbolism, romanticism, tragedy,",1). c_DEF([ "Blok" ,1, 1, 3],"and irony",2). c_DEF([ "Bloodless Revolution",1,1,1 ], "another name for the Glorious Revolution" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloody Mary",1,1,1 ], "a drink consisting of tomato juice and vodka" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomfield",1,1,1 ], "1887-1949, U|S| linguist, influential for his strictly scientific and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomfield",1,1,1 ], "descriptive approach to comparative linguistics; author of Language (1933)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomington",1,1,1 ], "42,890 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomington",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820)| Pop|:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury Group",1,1,1 ], "G| E| Moore, they included Leonard and Virginia Woolf, Clive and Vanessa Bell," ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury Group",1,1,1 ], "Roger Fry, E| M| Forster, Lytton Strachey, Duncan Grant, and John Maynard Keynes" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury Group",1,1,1 ], "a group of writers, artists, and intellectuals living and working in and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury Group",1,1,1 ], "around Bloomsbury in London from about 1907 to 1930| Influenced by the philosophy of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury",1,1,1 ], "Museum, part of the University of London, and many publishers' offices" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury",1,1,1 ], "a district of central London in the borough of Camden: contains the British" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bloomsbury",1,2,1 ], "relating to or characteristic of the Bloomsbury Group" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blow",1,1,1 ], "Prince Bernhard von | 1849-1929, chancellor of Germany (1900-09)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blriot",1,1,1 ], "1872-1936, French aviator and aeronautical engineer: made the first flight" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blriot",1,1,1 ], "across the English Channel (1909)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mantle",1,1,1 ], "one of the four pursuivants of the British College of Arms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in NE Oregon and SE Washington| Highest peak: Rock Creek" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,2 ], "a mountain range in the West Indies, in E Jamaica: Blue Mountain coffee is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,2 ], "grown on its slopes| Highest peak: Blue Mountain Peak, 2270 m (7445 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,3 ], "Range| Highest part: about 1360 m (4460 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Mountains",1,1,3 ], "a plateau in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: part of the Great Dividing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Nile",1,1,1 ], "a river in E Africa, rising in central Ethiopia as the Abbai and flowing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Nile",1,1,1 ], "southeast, then northwest to join the White Nile| Length: about 1530 km (950 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Ridge Mountains",1,1,1 ], "Georgia: part of the Appalachian mountains| Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, 2038 m (6684" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Ridge Mountains",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range in the eastern U|S|, extending from West Virginia into" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Ridge Mountains",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Rod",1,1,1 ], "Usher of the Blue Rod" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blue Rod",1,1,1 ], "officer of the Order of St| Michael and St| George| Full title: Gentleman" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blue",1,1,1 ], "a person with red hair" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bluebeard",1,1,1 ], "a villain in European folk tales who marries several wives and murders them in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bluebeard",1,1,1 ], "turn| In many versions the seventh and last wife escapes the fate of the others" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bluebeard",1,1,2 ], "a man who has had several wives" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bluey",1,1,1 ], "a variant of Blue" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blum",1,1,1 ], "1872-1950, French socialist statesman premier of France (1936-37; 1938;" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blum",1,1,1 ], "1946-47)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blvd|",1,1,1 ], "Boulevard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Blyth",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Blyth",1,1,1 ], "a port in N England, in SE Northumberland, on the North Sea| Pop|: 34,617" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bme",1,1,1 ], "1575-1624, German mystic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bn|",1,1,1 ], "Baron" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bn|",1,1,2 ], "Battalion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bo-Bo",1,1,1 ], "Pacific| Length: about 390 km (240 miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bo-Bo",1,1,1 ], "a river in central Chile, rising in the Andes and flowing northwest to the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boa Vista",1,1,1 ], "Branco| Pop|: 37,062 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boa Vista",1,1,1 ], "a town in N Brazil, capital of the federal territory of Roraima, on the Rio" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boabdil",1,1,1 ], "last Moorish king of Granada (1482-83; 1486-92)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boabdil",1,1,1 ], "original name Abu-Abdullah, called El Chico, ruled as Mohammed XI| died 1538," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boadicea",1,1,1 ], "Britain; after being defeated she poisoned herself| Latin name: Boudicca" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boadicea",1,1,1 ], "died 62 a|d|, a queen of the Iceni, who led a revolt against Roman rule in" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boanerges",1,1,1 ], "a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 317" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boanerges",1,1,2 ], "a fiery preacher, esp| one with a powerful voice" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Board of Trade unit",1,1,1 ], "a unit of electrical energy equal to 1 kilowatt-hour" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Board of Trade",1,1,1 ], "(in the United Kingdom) a ministry within the Department of Trade: responsible" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Board of Trade",1,1,1 ], "for the supervision of commerce and the promotion of export trade" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boaz",1,1,1 ], "David's ancestors" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boaz",1,1,1 ], "a kinsman of Naomi, who married her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 2-4); one of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bobo-Dioulasso",1,1,1 ], "a city in W Upper Volta| Pop|: 78,478 (1970 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boccherini",1,1,1 ], "1743-1805, Italian composer and cellist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boccioni",1,1,1 ], "1882-1916, Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boccioni",1,1,1 ], "movement" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boche",1,1,1 ], "(esp| in World Wars I and II) a German, esp| a German soldier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boche",1,1,2 ], "the| Germans collectively, esp| German soldiers regarded as the enemy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bochum",1,1,1 ], "Valley| Pop|: 338,022 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bochum",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in West Germany, in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodensee",1,1,1 ], "the German name for (Lake)Constance" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodh Gaya",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Buddh Gaya" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodhisattva",1,1,1 ], "(in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodhisattva",1,1,1 ], "human plane to help men to salvation" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bodleian",1,1,1 ], "the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodmin",1,1,1 ], "Moor, a granite upland rising to 420 m (1375 ft|)| Pop|: 9204 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bodmin",1,1,1 ], "a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Cornwall, near Bodmin" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bodoni",1,1,1 ], "(1740-1813)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bodoni",1,1,1 ], "a style of type designed by the Italian printer Giambattista Bodoni" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Body of Christ",1,1,1 ], "the Christian Church" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boehmite",1,1,1 ], "a grey, red, or brown mineral that consists of alumina in rhombic crystalline" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boehmite",1,1,1 ], "form and occurs in bauxite| Formula: AlO(OH)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boeotia",1,1,1 ], "a region of ancient Greece, northwest of Athens| It consisted of ten" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boeotia",1,1,1 ], "century b|c" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boeotia",1,1,1 ], "city-states, which formed the Boeotian League, led by Thebes: at its height in the 4th" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boeotia",1,1,2 ], "the ancient name for Voiotia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boer War",1,1,1 ], "against the Zulus, the second in 1899, when the Orange Free State and Transvaal" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boer War",1,1,1 ], "declared war on Britain" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Boer War",1,1,1 ], "either of two conflicts between Britain and the South African Boers, the first" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boer War",1,1,1 ], "in 1881 when the Boers sought to regain the independence given up for British aid" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boer",1,1,1,1 ], "Africa, mainly in Cape Colony, the Orange Free State, and the Transvaal" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boer",1,1,1,1 ], "a descendant of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boer",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boethius",1,1,1 ], "480-524 a|d|, Roman philosopher and statesman, noted particularly for his work" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boethius",1,1,1 ], "De Consolatione Philosophiae| He was accused of treason and executed by Theodoric" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bofors gun",1,1,1 ], "an automatic double-barrelled antiaircraft gun with 40 millimetre bore" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bogarde",1,1,1 ], "(1967), and Death in Venice (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bogarde",1,1,1 ], "born 1920, British film actor: his films include The Servant (1963), Accident" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bogart",1,1,1 ], "Falcon (1941), High Sierra (1941), Casablanca (1942), The African Queen (1951), and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bogart",1,1,1 ], "The Caine Mutiny (1954)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bogart",1,1,1 ], "nicknamed Bogey| 1899-1957, U|S| film actor: his films include The Maltese" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bognor Regis",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bognor Regis",1,1,1 ], "a resort in S England, in West Sussex on the English Channel| Regis was added" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bognor Regis",1,1,1 ], "to the name after King George V's convalescence here in 1929| Pop|: 34,389" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bogor",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 195,882 (1971)| Former name: Buitenzorg" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bogor",1,1,1 ], "a city in Indonesia, in W Java: botanical gardens and research institutions|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bogot",1,1,1 ], "2,855,065 (1973)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bogot",1,1,1 ], "centre of Chibcha civilization; founded as a city in 1538 by the Spaniards| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bogot",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Colombia, on a central plateau of the E Andes: originally the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,1 ], "a former kingdom of central Europe, surrounded by mountains: independent from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,1 ], "the 9th to the 13th century; belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526 until 1918" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,2 ], "Bohemia-Moravia|Czech name: vCechy|German name: Bohmen " ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,2 ], "From 1939 until 1945 it formed part of the German protectorate of" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,2 ], "the Czech-speaking part of W Czechoslovakia, formerly a province (1918-49)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemia",1,1,3 ], "a district frequented by unconventional people, esp| artists or writers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian Brethren",1,1,1 ], "a Protestant Christian sect formed in the 15th century from various Hussite" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian Brethren",1,1,1 ], "groups, which rejected oaths and military service and advocated a pure and disciplined" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian Brethren",1,1,1 ], "spiritual life| It was reorganized in 1722 as the Moravian Church" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian Forest",1,1,1 ], "Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft|)| Czech name: vCesky Les | German name: Bohmerwald " ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian Forest",1,1,1 ], "a mountain range between SW Czechoslovakia and SE West Germany| Highest peak:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,1,1 ], "Czech" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,1,1 ], "a native or inhabitant of Bohemia, esp| of the old kingdom of Bohemia; a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,1,2 ], "a person, esp| an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional life" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,1,3 ], "the Czech language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,2,1 ], "of, relating to, or characteristic of Bohemia, its people, or their language" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemian",1,2,2 ], "unconventional in appearance, behaviour, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohemianism",1,1,1 ], "unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp| of an artist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohol",1,1,1 ], "(1970)| Area: about 3900 sq| km (1500 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohol",1,1,1 ], "an island of the central Philippines| Chief town: Tagbilaran| Pop|: 683,297" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr theory",1,1,1 ], "a theory of atomic structure that explains the spectrum of hydrogen atoms| It" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr theory",1,1,1 ], "absorption of a quantum of radiation" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr theory",1,1,1 ], "assumes that the electron orbiting around the nucleus can exist only in certain energy" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr theory",1,1,1 ], "states, a jump from one state to another being accompanied by the emission or" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr",1,1,1 ], "1885-1962, Danish physicist, who applied the quantum theory to Rutherford's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bohr",1,1,1 ], "model of the atom to explain spectral lines: Nobel prize for physics 1922" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boileau",1,1,1 ], "full name Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux| 1636-1711, French poet and critic; author" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boileau",1,1,1 ], "of satires, epistles, and L'Art Poetique (1674), in which he laid down the basic" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boileau",1,1,1 ], "principles of French classical literature" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bois de Boulogne",1,1,1 ], "Auteuil and Longchamp" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bois de Boulogne",1,1,1 ], "a large park in W Paris, formerly a forest: includes the racecourses of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bois-le-Duc",1,1,1 ], "the French name for 's Hertogenbosch" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boise",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW Idaho: the state capital| Pop|: 74,990 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boito" ,1, 1, 1],"1842-1918, Italian operatic composer and librettist, whose works include the",1). c_DEF([ "Boito" ,1, 1, 1],"opera",2). c_DEF([ "Boito" ,1, 1, 2],"and the librettos for Verdi's Otello and Falstaff",1). c_DEF([ "Bokassa I",1,1,1 ], "Empire since 1977; president for life since 1972" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bokassa I",1,1,1 ], "original name Jean Bedel Bokassa, born 1921, emperor of the Central African" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bokhara",1,1,1 ], "a variant spelling of Bukhara" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bokm'",1,1,1 ], "one of the two official forms of written Norwegian, closely related to Danish" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bokm'",1,1,2 ], "Formerly called: Riksm'al" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolan Pass",1,1,1 ], "a mountain pass in W central Pakistan through the Brahui Range, between Sibi" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolan Pass",1,1,1 ], "and Quetta, rising to 1800 m (5900 ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boland",1,1,1 ], "an area of high altitude in the SW Cape Province of South Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boleyn",1,1,1 ], "1507-36, second wife of Henry VIII of England; mother of Elizabeth I| She was" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boleyn",1,1,1 ], "executed on a charge of adultery" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolingbroke",1,1,1 ], "the surname of Henry IV of England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolingbroke",1,1,2 ], "Henry St| John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke| 1678-1751, English politician; fled" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolingbroke",1,1,2 ], "Idea of a Patriot King (1738)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bolingbroke",1,1,2 ], "to England in 1723| His writings include A Dissertation on Parties (1733-34) and" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bolingbroke",1,1,2 ], "to France in 1714 and acted as secretary of state to the Old Pretender; returned" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivar",1,1,1 ], "1783-1830, South American soldier and liberator|He drove the Spaniards from" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivar",1,1,1 ], "Peru became a separate state and was called Bolivia in his honour" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivar",1,1,1 ], "Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and hoped to set up a republican confederation, but" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivar",1,1,1 ], "was prevented by separatist movements in Venezuela and Colombia (1829-30)|Upper" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "Area: 1,098,580 sq| km (424,260 sq| miles)" ,8 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "Religion: Roman Catholic| Currency: peso| Capital: La Paz| Pop|: 5,063,000 (1971 est|)|" ,7 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "an inland republic in central S America: original Aymara Indian population" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "conquered by the Incas in the 13th century; colonized by Spain from 1538; became a" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "in the west; contains some of the world's highest inhabited regions; important" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "over 6400 m (21,000 ft|) and the Altiplano, a plateau averaging 3900 m (13,000 ft|)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "producer of tin and other minerals| Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara|" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Bolivia",1,1,1 ], "republic in 1825; consists of low plains in the east, with ranges of the Andes rising to" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boll" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1917, German novelist and short-story writer his novels include",1). c_DEF([ "Boll" ,1, 1, 2],"Nobel prize for literature (1972)",1). c_DEF([ "Bologna",1,1,1 ], "Middle Ages; university (1088)| Pop|: 491,330 (1975 est|)| Ancient name: Bononia" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bologna",1,1,1 ], "a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolshevik",1,1,1 ], "(formerly) a Russian Communist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolshevik",1,1,2 ], "any Communist" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolshevik",1,1,3 ], "any political radical, esp| a revolutionary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolton",1,1,1 ], "a city in NW England, in Greater Manchester: centre of the woollen trade since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bolton",1,1,1 ], "the 14th century; later important for cotton| Pop|: 153,977 (1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boltzmann constant",1,1,1 ], "10'-'2'3 joule per kelvin| Symbol" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boltzmann constant",1,1,1 ], "the ratio of the gas constant to the Avogadro constant, equal to 1|380,622 X" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boltzmann",1,1,1 ], "1844-1906, Austrian physicist|He established the principle of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boltzmann",1,1,1 ], "equipartition of energy and developed the kinetic theory of gases with J| C| Maxwell" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolzano",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 107,277 (1975 est|)| German name: Bozen" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bolzano",1,1,1 ], "a city in NE Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige: belonged to Austria until 1919|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bol|",1,1,1 ], "Bolivia(n)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bombay duck",1,1,1 ], "a teleost fish, Harpodon nehereus, that resembles and is related to the lizard" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bombay duck",1,1,1 ], "fishes: family Harpodontidae| It is eaten dried with curry dishes as a savoury" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bombay",1,1,1 ], "India; commercial and industrial centre, esp| for cotton| Pop|: 5,970,575 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bombay",1,1,1 ], "a port in W India, capital of Maharashtra state, on the Arabian Sea: India's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bombay",1,1,1 ], "largest city; ceded by Portugal to England in 1661 and of major importance in British" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bomu",1,1,1 ], "a river in central Africa, rising in the SE Central African Empire and flowing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bomu",1,1,1 ], "miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bomu",1,1,1 ], "west into the Uele River, forming the Ubangi River| Length: about 800 km (500" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bon",1,1,1 ], "of Lanterns" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bon",1,1,2 ], "an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bon",1,1,2,1 ], "the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bon",1,1,2,2 ], "their religion" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bon",2,1,1 ], "a peninsula of NE Tunisia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bona",1,1,1 ], "a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains| Height: 5005 m (16,420" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bona",1,1,1 ], "ft|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaire",1,1,1 ], "(100 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaire",1,1,1 ], "Windward Islands| Chief town: Kralendijk| Pop|: 8181 (1972 est|)| Area: about 260 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaire",1,1,1 ], "an island in the S West Indies, in the E Netherlands Antilles: one of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,1 ], "(1807-13)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,1 ], "Jerome (#fe!ro$:m), brother of Napoleon I| 1784-1860, king of Westphalia" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,2 ], "Joseph (#fo!z$ef), brother of Napoleon I| 1768-1844, king of Naples (1806-08)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,2 ], "and of Spain (1808-13)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,3 ], "Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I| 1778-1846, king of Holland (1806-10)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaparte",1,1,4 ], "Lucien (ly!sj?~$e), brother of Napoleon I| 1775-1840, prince of Canino" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonapartism",1,1,1 ], "a political system resembling the rule of Napoleon I: centralized government" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonapartism",1,1,1 ], "by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonapartism",1,1,1 ], "plebiscites" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bonapartism",1,1,2 ], "(esp| in France) support for the government or dynasty of Napoleon Bonaparte" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaventura",1,1,1 ], "God|Feast day: July 14" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaventura",1,1,1 ], "called the Seraphic Doctor| 1221-74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonaventura",1,1,1 ], "theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St| Francis and Journey of the Soul to" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bongo",1,1,1 ], "born 1935, Gabonese statesman; president of Gabon since 1967" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonheur",1,1,1 ], "1822-99, French painter of animals" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonhoeffer",1,1,1 ], "1906-45, German Lutheran theologian: executed by the Nazis" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boniface",1,1,1 ], "Mainz (746-755)| Feast day: June 5" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boniface",1,1,1 ], "original name Wynfrith| 680-755 a|d|Anglo-saxon missionary: archbishop of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonin Islands",1,1,1 ], "(40 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bonin Islands",1,1,1 ], "World War II; returned to Japan in 1968| Largest island: Chichijima| Area: 103 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonin Islands",1,1,1 ], "a group of 27 volcanic islands in the W Pacific: occupied by the U|S| after" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonn",1,1,1 ], "the capital in 1949; university (1786)| Pop|: 283,260 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonn",1,1,1 ], "the capital of West Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: became" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonnard",1,1,1 ], "1867-1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bonnard",1,1,1 ], "colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonny",1,1,1 ], "Cameroon| Former name (until 1975): Bight of Biafra" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bonny",1,1,1 ], "a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Changes",1,1,1 ], "another name for the I Ching" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Common Prayer",1,1,1 ], "in 1549| The version now in most common use dates from 1662" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Common Prayer",1,1,1 ], "the official book of church services of the Church of England, first published" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Mormon",1,1,1 ], "a sacred book of the Mormon Church, believed by Mormons to be a history of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Mormon",1,1,1 ], "by the prophet Mormon to Joseph Smith" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Book of Mormon",1,1,1 ], "certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden tablets (now lost) and revealed" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boole",1,1,1 ], "1815-64, English mathematician| In Mathematical Analysis of Logic (1847) and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boole",1,1,1 ], "An Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854), he applied mathematical formulae" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boole",1,1,1 ], "to logic, creating Boolean algebra" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boolean algebra",1,1,1 ], "a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify nonmathematical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boolean algebra",1,1,1 ], "logical operations| It is used in computers" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boone",1,1,1 ], "1734-1820, American pioneer, explorer, and guide, esp| in Kentucky" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bootes" ,1, 2, 1],"a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the",1). c_DEF([ "Bootes" ,1, 2, 1],"first magnitude star Arcturus",2). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,1 ], "Edwin Thomas, son of Junius Brutus Booth| 1833-93, U|S| actor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,2 ], "Abraham Lincoln" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,2 ], "John Wilkes, son of Junius Brutus Booth| 1838-65, U|S| actor; assassin of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,3 ], "Junius Brutus | 1796-1852, U|S| actor, born in England" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,4 ], "Salvation Army (1878)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Booth",1,1,4 ], "William| 1829-1912, English religious leader; founder and first general of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boothia Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia, an arm of the Arctic Ocean" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boothia Peninsula",1,1,1 ], "a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bootle",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bootle",1,1,1 ], "a port in NW England, on the River Mersey adjoining Liverpool| Pop|: 74,208" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bop" ,1, 1, 1],"a form of jazz originating in the 1940s, characterized by rhythmic and",1). c_DEF([ "Bop" ,1, 1, 1],"harmonic complexity and instrumental virtuosity| Originally called: bebop",2). c_DEF([ "Bop" ,1, 1, 2],"a session of dancing to pop music",1). c_DEF([ "Bop" ,1, 2, 1],"(intr|) Informal",1). c_DEF([ "Bop" ,1, 2, 2],"to dance to pop music, as in a discotheque",1). c_DEF([ "Bophuthatswana",1,1,1 ], "(in the Orange Free State) being about 201 km (125 miles) from the nearest other" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bophuthatswana",1,1,1 ], "1,200,000 (1977 est|)| Area: 40,330 sq| km (15,571 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bophuthatswana",1,1,1 ], "a Bantustan in N South Africa: consists of six separate areas, the smallest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bophuthatswana",1,1,1 ], "area in the Bantustan; became an autonomous state in 1977| Capital: Mmabatho| Pop|:" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bor'",1,1,1 ], "a city in SW Sweden, chiefly producing textiles| Pop|: 105,559 (1974 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bora Bora",1,1,1 ], "Islands| Area: 39 sq| km (15 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bora Bora",1,1,1 ], "an island in the S Pacific, in the Society Islands: one of the Leeward" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bordeaux mixture",1,1,1 ], "a fungicide consisting of a solution of equal quantities of copper sulphate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bordeaux mixture",1,1,1 ], "and quicklime" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bordeaux",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 226,281 (1975)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bordeaux",1,1,1 ], "a port in SW France, on the River Garonne: a major centre of the wine trade|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bordeaux",1,1,2 ], "any of several red, white, or rose wines produced around Bordeaux" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bordelaise",1,1,1 ], "denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Border",1,1,1 ], "the area straddling the border between England and Scotland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Border",1,1,2 ], "the region in the Cape Province of South Africa around East London" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borders Region",1,1,1 ], "(1976 est|)| Area: 4700 sq| km (1800 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Borders Region",1,1,1 ], "Roxburgh, Selkirk, and part of Midlothian: generally hilly with the Merse (fertile" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borders Region",1,1,1 ], "a local government region in S Scotland, formed in 1975 from Berwick, Peebles," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borders Region",1,1,1 ], "lowlands) in the southeast| Administrative centre: Newton St| Boswells| Pop|: 99,917" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boreal",1,1,1 ], "of or denoting the northern coniferous forests" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boreal",1,1,2 ], "designating a climatic zone having snowy winters and short summers" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boreal",1,1,3 ], "by cold winters, warm summers, and a flora dominated by pines and hazels" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boreal",1,1,3 ], "designating a dry climatic period from about 7500 to 5500 b|c|, characterized" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boreas",1,1,1 ], "the god personifying the north wind" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borg",1,1,1 ], "born 1956, Swedish tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1976-78" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borgerhout",1,1,1 ], "a city in N Belgium, near Antwerp| Pop|: 49,002 (1970)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borges" ,1, 1, 1],"born 1899, Argentinian poet, short-story writer, and literary scholar|The",1). c_DEF([ "Borges" ,1, 1, 1],"short stories collected in",2). c_DEF([ "Borges" ,1, 1, 2],"he described as @6games with infinity@9|",1). c_DEF([ "Borghese",1,1,1 ], "a noble Italian family whose members were influential in Italian art and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borghese",1,1,1 ], "politics from the 16th to the 19th century" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borgholm",1,1,1 ], "a port and resort in SE Sweden, on the W coast of Oland Island, of which it is" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borgholm",1,1,1 ], "the chief town| Pop|: 6836 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,1 ], "Cesare , son of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI)| 1475-1507, Italian" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,1 ], "cardinal, politician, and military leader; model for Machiavelli's The Prince" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,2 ], "Her third marriage (1501), to the Duke of Ferrara, was more normal, and she became" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,2 ], "Italian noblewoman| Her first marriage (1493) was annulled; her second husband was" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,2 ], "a patron of the arts and science" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,2 ], "his sister, Lucrezia (lu!kr$ettsja), daughter of Rodrigo Borgia| 1480-1519," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,2 ], "murdered (1500); she was also said to have committed incest with her father and brother|" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Borgia",1,1,3 ], "Rodrigo (rod!ri$:go)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borglum",1,1,1 ], "1867-1941, U|S| sculptor, noted for his monumental busts of U|S| presidents" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borglum",1,1,1 ], "carved in the mountainside of Mount Rushmore" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Born",1,1,1 ], "1882-1970, British nuclear physicist, born in Germany, noted for his" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Born",1,1,1 ], "fundamental contribution to quantum mechanics: Nobel prize for physics 1954" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borneo",1,1,1 ], "Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borneo",1,1,1 ], "an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borneo",1,1,1 ], "and Sabah, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Borneo",1,1,1 ], "forested| Area: about 750,000 sq| km (290,000 sq| miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bornholm disease",1,1,1 ], "an epidemic virus infection characterized by pain round the base of the chest" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bornholm",1,1,1 ], "Denmark| Chief town: Ro/nne| Pop|: 47,121 (1971)| Area: 588 sq| km (227 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bornholm",1,1,1 ], "an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bornu",1,1,1 ], "Area: 116,589 sq| km (45,006 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bornu",1,1,1 ], "a state of NE Nigeria, on Lake Chad: the second largest state, formed in 1976" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bornu",1,1,1 ], "from part of North-Eastern State| Capital: Maiduguri| Pop|: 2,990,526 (1976 est|)|" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borodin",1,1,1 ], "1834-87, Russian composer, whose works include the unfinished opera Prince" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borodin",1,1,1 ], "Igor, symphonies, songs, and chamber music" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borodino",1,1,1 ], "a village in the W Soviet Union, about 110 km (70 miles) west of Moscow: scene" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borodino",1,1,1 ], "of a battle (1812) in which Napoleon defeated the Russians but irreparably" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Borodino",1,1,1 ], "weakened his army" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Borrow",1,1,1 ], "1803-81, English traveller and writer| His best-known works are the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Borrow",1,1,1 ], "Rye (1857)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Borrow",1,1,1 ], "semiautobiographical novels of Gypsy life and language, Lavengro (1851) and its sequel The Romany" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bors",1,1,1 ], "one the knights of the Round Table, nephew of Lancelot" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bors",1,1,2 ], "an illegitimate son of King Arthur" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosch process",1,1,1 ], "an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosch process",1,1,1 ], "steam with carbon monoxide" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bosch",1,1,1 ], "6|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bose",1,1,1 ], "Sir Jagadis Chandra (d#f@@@!di$:s !t#s'ndr@@)| 1858-1937, Indian physicist and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bose",1,1,1 ], "plant physiologist" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bose",1,1,2 ], "Satyendra Nath (s@@!tj$endr@@ !n$a$:#Gg)| 1894-1974, Indian physicist, who" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bose",1,1,2 ], "collaborated with Einstein in devising Bose-Einstein statistics" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bose-Einstein statistics",1,1,1 ], "obey the exclusion principle" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bose-Einstein statistics",1,1,1 ], "the branch of quantum statistics applied to systems of particles that do not" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boskop",1,1,1,1 ], "a prehistoric race of the late Pleistocene period in sub-Saharan Africa" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boskop",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosnia and Herzegovina",1,1,1 ], "a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the W central part: mostly barren and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosnia and Herzegovina",1,1,1 ], "about 51,500 sq| km (19,900 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bosnia and Herzegovina",1,1,1 ], "mountainous, with forests in the east| Capital: Sarajevo| Pop|: 3,746,111 (1971)| Area:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bosnia",1,1,1 ], "Austria-Hungary (1879-1918); now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bosnia",1,1,1 ], "a region of central Yugoslavia: belonged to Turkey (1463-1878), then to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosporus",1,1,1 ], "a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bosporus",1,1,1 ], "of Marmara" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bossuet",1,1,1 ], "1627-1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston Tea Party",1,1,1 ], "British ships in the harbour as a protest against taxes on tea and the monopoly given" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boston Tea Party",1,1,1 ], "a raid in 1773 made by citizens of Boston (disguised as Indians) on three" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston Tea Party",1,1,1 ], "dumped into the harbour" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Boston Tea Party",1,1,1 ], "to the East India Company| The contents of several hundred chests of tea were" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boston crab",1,1,1 ], "a wrestling hold in which a wrestler seizes both or one of his opponent's" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston crab",1,1,1 ], "legs, turns him face downwards, and exerts pressure over his back" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boston ivy",1,1,1 ], "the U|S| name for Virginia creeper ,1,2" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston terrier",1,1,1 ], "a short stocky smooth-haired breed of terrier, originally developed by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston terrier",1,1,1 ], "crossing the French and English bulldogs with the English terrier" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boston",1,1,1 ], "a port in E Massachusetts, the state capital| Pop|: 618,275 (1973 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boston",1,1,2 ], "a port in E England, in SE Lincolnshire| Pop|: 25,995 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boswell",1,1,1 ], "1740-95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boswell",1,1,1 ], "Johnson (1791)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bosworth Field",1,1,1 ], "king as Henry VII" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bosworth Field",1,1,1 ], "that ended the Wars of the Roses| Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bosworth Field",1,1,1 ], "the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botany Bay",1,1,1 ], "an inlet of the Tasman Sea, on the SE coast of Australia: surrounded by the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botany Bay",1,1,1 ], "suburbs of Sydney" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Botany Bay",1,1,2 ], "(in the 19th century) a British penal settlement that was in fact at Port" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botany Bay",1,1,2 ], "Jackson, New South Wales" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Botany wool",1,1,1 ], "a fine wool from the merino sheep" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botha",1,1,1 ], "1862-1919, South African statesman and general; first prime minister of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botha",1,1,1 ], "Union of South Africa (1910-19)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bothnia",1,1,1 ], "an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending north between Sweden and Finland" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bothwell",1,1,1 ], "(1567)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bothwell",1,1,1 ], "Queen of Scots| He is generally considered to have instigated the murder of Darnley" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bothwell",1,1,1 ], "title of James Hepburn| 1535-78, Scottish nobleman; third husband of Mary" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "Bechuanaland in 1885 as a defence against the Boers; became an independent state within the" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "Commonwealth in 1966; consists mostly of a plateau averaging 1000 m (3300 ft|), with the" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "Gaborone| Pop|: 608,656 (1971)| Area: about 570,000 sq| km (220,000 sq| miles)" ,6 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "Languages: English and Tswana| Religion: mostly animist| Currency: pula| Capital:" ,5 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "a republic in southern Africa: established as the British protectorate of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botswana",1,1,1 ], "extensive Okavango swamps in the northwest and the Kalahari Desert in the southwest|" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Botticelli",1,1,1 ], "1444-1510, Italian (Florentine) painter, illustrator, and engraver, noted for" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botticelli",1,1,1 ], "paintings" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Botticelli",1,1,1 ], "the graceful outlines and delicate details of his mythological and religious" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bottrop",1,1,1 ], "Pop|: 103,458 (1974 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bottrop",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in West Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Ruhr|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Botvinnik",1,1,1 ], "born 1911, Soviet chess player world champion (1948-57, 1958-60, 1961-63)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bouak",1,1,1 ], "a market town in S central Ivory Coast| Pop|: about 100,000 (1969 est|)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boucher",1,1,1 ], "1703-70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boucher",1,1,1 ], "pastoral scenes and mythological subjects" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bouches-du-Rh",1,1,1 ], "Marseille| Pop|: 1,646,679 (1975)| Area: 5284 sq| km (2047 sq| miles)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bouches-du-Rh",1,1,1 ], "a department of S central France, in Provence-Cote-d'Azur region| Capital:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boucicault",1,1,1 ], "The Poor of New York (1857)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boucicault",1,1,1 ], "actor| His plays include London Assurance (1841), The Corsican Brothers (1852), and" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boucicault",1,1,1 ], "original name Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot| 1822-90, Irish dramatist and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boudicca",1,1,1 ], "the Latin name of Boadicea" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bougainville",1,1,1 ], "(4000 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bougainville",1,1,1 ], "Papua New Guinea| Chief town: Kieta| Pop|: 96,363 (1971)| Area: about 10,360 sq| km" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bougainville",1,1,1 ], "an island in the W Pacific, the largest of the Solomon Islands: a province of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bougainville",2,1,1 ], "1729-1811, French navigator" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulanger",1,1,1 ], "Accused of attempting a coup d'etat, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boulanger",1,1,1 ], "Georges (#f@$r#f)| 1837-91, French general and minister of war (1886-87)|" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulanger",1,1,2 ], "Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson| She is noted also" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boulanger",1,1,2 ], "Nadia | born 1887, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils include" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulanger",1,1,2 ], "for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boulder Dam",1,1,1 ], "the former name (1933-47) of Hoover Dam" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulez",1,1,1 ], "born 1925, French composer and conductor, whose works employ total" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulez",1,1,1 ], "serialization" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boulogne",1,1,1 ], "Boulogne-sur-Mer" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boulogne",1,1,1 ], "a port in N France, on the English Channel| Pop|: 49,284 (1975)|Official name:" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boulogne-Billancourt",1,1,1 ], "an industrial suburb of SW Paris| Pop|: 103,948 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boult",1,1,1 ], "Sir Adrian born 1889, English conductor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boumdienne",1,1,1 ], "born 1927, Algerian statesman and soldier: prime minister of Algeria since" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boumdienne",1,1,1 ], "overthrowing Ben Bella in a coup (1965)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bounty",1,1,1 ], "a British naval ship commanded by Captain William Bligh, which was on a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bounty",1,1,1 ], "scientific voyage in 1789 between Tahiti and the West Indies when her crew mutinied" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon biscuit",1,1,1 ], "a rich chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a chocolate-cream filling" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,1,1 ], "(when Louis XVI was executed by the revolutionaries) and was restored in 1815," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,1,1 ], "a member of the European royal line that ruled in France from 1589 to 1793" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,1,1 ], "continuing to rule in its Orleans branch from 1830 until 1848| Bourbon dynasties also" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,1,1 ], "ruled in Spain (1700-1808; 1813-1931) and Naples and Sicily (1734-1806; 1815-1860)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbon",1,1,2 ], "an extreme reactionary in political or social matters" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbonism",1,1,1 ], "support for Bourbon rule" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourbonism",1,1,2 ], "extreme political and social conservatism" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourdon gauge",1,1,1 ], "a type of pressure gauge consisting of a flattened curved tube attached to a" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourdon gauge",1,1,1 ], "pointer that moves around a dial| As the pressure in the tube increases the tube tends" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bourdon gauge",1,1,1 ], "to straighten and the pointer indicates the applied pressure" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bourgeois",1,1,1 ], "1851-1925, French statesman first chairman of the League of Nations: Nobel" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourgeois",1,1,1 ], "peace prize 1920" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bourges",1,1,1 ], "a city in central France| Pop|: 80,379 (1975)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourgogne",1,1,1 ], "the French name for Burgundy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourguiba",1,1,1 ], "an advocate of gradual social change" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bourguiba",1,1,1 ], "born 1903, Tunisian statesman: president of Tunisia since 1957 a moderate and" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bournemouth",1,1,1 ], "(1971)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bournemouth",1,1,1 ], "a resort in S England, in SE Dorset on the English Channel| Pop|: 153,425" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bourse",1,1,1 ], "a stock exchange of continental Europe, esp| Paris" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bovgazk" ,1, 1, 1],"a village in central Asia Minor: site of the ancient Hittite capital",1). c_DEF([ "Bovril",1,1,1 ], "a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bow Street runner",1,1,1 ], "(from 1749 to 1829) an officer at Bow Street magistrates' court, London," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bow Street runner",1,1,1 ], "whose duty was to pursue and arrest criminals" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bowery",1,1,1 ], "a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bowery",1,1,1 ], "vagrants and drunks" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bowie",1,1,1 ], "Aladdin Sane (1973), Station to Station (1976), and Low (1977)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bowie",1,1,1 ], "original name David Jones| born 1947, English rock singer and composer| His" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bowie",1,1,1 ], "recordings include Space Oddity (1969), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust (1972)," ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boxer",1,1,1,1 ], "a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boxer",1,1,1,1 ], "rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boxer",1,1,1,2 ], "as modifier" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boxing Day",1,1,1 ], "the first weekday after Christmas, observed as a holiday" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyce",1,1,1 ], "1710-79, English composer, noted esp| for his church music and symphonies" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyd Orr",1,1,1 ], "1st Baron Boyd Orr| 1880-1971, Scottish biologist; director general of the" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyd Orr",1,1,1 ], "United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Nobel peace prize 1949" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boyd",1,1,1 ], "born 1920, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyd",1,1,1 ], "sculptures and his series of engravings" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boyer",1,1,1 ], "known as the great lover| 1899-1978, French film actor" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyle",1,1,1 ], "1627-91, Irish scientist who helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy| He" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyle",1,1,1 ], "Chymist (1661)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boyle",1,1,1 ], "established that air has weight and studied the behaviour of gases; author of The Sceptical" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boyle's law",1,1,1 ], "constant temperature" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boyle's law",1,1,1 ], "the principle that the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume at" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyne",1,1,1 ], "Stuart cause in Ireland| Length: about 112 km (70 miles)" ,4 ). c_DEF([ "Boyne",1,1,1 ], "a river in the E Republic of Ireland, rising in the Bog of Allen and flowing" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyne",1,1,1 ], "battle (Battle of the Boyne) on its banks in 1690, completing the overthrow of the" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boyne",1,1,1 ], "northeast to the Irish Sea: William III of England defeated the deposed James II in a" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boyoma Falls",1,1,1 ], "Falls" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Boyoma Falls",1,1,1 ], "a series of seven cataracts in NE Zaire, on the upper River Congo: forms an" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boyoma Falls",1,1,1 ], "unnavigable stretch of 90 km (56 miles), which falls 60 m (200 ft|)| Former name: Stanley" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boys' Brigade",1,1,1 ], "an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Boys' Brigade",1,1,1 ], "discipline and self-respect" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Boz",1,1,1 ], "pen name of (Charles)Dickens" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bozcaada",1,1,1 ], "the Turkish name for Tenedos" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bozen",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Bolzano" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Br",1,1,1 ], "a port in E Rumania: belonged to Turkey (1544-1828)| Pop|: 165,803 (1974" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Br",1,1,1 ], "est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Br",1,1,1 ], "the German name for Brno" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Br",1,1,1 ], "the chemical symbol for bromine" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,1 ], "a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830)," ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,1 ], "forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,1 ], "the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,2 ], "a province of central Belgium: densely populated and intensively farmed, with" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,2 ], "large industrial centres| Capital: Brussels| Pop|: 2,220,088 (1975 est|)| Area: 3284" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brabant",1,1,2 ], "sq| km (1268 sq| miles)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bracknell",1,1,1 ], "a new town in E Berkshire, founded in 1949| Pop|: 33,953 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bradford",1,1,1 ], "293,756 (1971)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bradford",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in N England, in West Yorkshire: a centre of the woollen" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bradford",1,1,1 ], "industry since the 14th century and of the worsted trade since the 18th century| Pop|:" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,1 ], "(1904)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,1 ], "Andrew Cecil| 1851-1935, English critic; author of Shakesperian Tragedy" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,2 ], "Francis Herbert| 1846-1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,2 ], "and Reality (1893)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,2 ], "thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,3 ], "English Dictionary" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,3 ], "Henry| 1845-1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bradley",1,1,4 ], "James| 1693-1762, English 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"Bramante",1,1,1 ], "1444-1514, Italian architect and artist of the High Renaissance|He modelled" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bramante",1,1,1 ], "his designs for domed centrally planned churches on classical Roman architecture" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Bramley",1,1,1 ], "a variety of cooking apple having juicy firm flesh" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brancusi",1,1,1 ], "1876-1957, Rumanian sculptor, noted for his streamlined abstractions of animal" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brancusi",1,1,1 ], "forms" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brandenburg",1,1,1 ], "Polish in 1945, the remainder being part of East Germany" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Brandenburg",1,1,1 ], "a former electorate in NE Germany that expanded under the Hohenzollerns to" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brandenburg",1,1,1 ], "become the kingdom of Prussia (1701)| The district east of the Oder River became" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brandenburg",1,1,2 ], "Brandenburg| Pop|: 94,341 (1972 est|)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brandenburg",1,1,2 ], "a city in central East Germany: former capital of the Prussian province of" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brando",1,1,1 ], "Tango in Paris (1973)" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Brando",1,1,1 ], "born 1924, U|S| actor; his films include A Streetcar named Desire (1952), On" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brando",1,1,1 ], "the Waterfront (1954), for which he won an Oscar, The Godfather (1972), and Last" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brandt",1,1,1 ], "acclaim|Nobel prize for peace 1971" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Brandt",1,1,1 ], "born 1913, German statesman socialist chancellor of West Germany (1969-74)|His" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brandt",1,1,1 ], "policy of detente and reconciliation with E Europe brought him international" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Branger",1,1,1 ], "1780-1857, French lyric and satirical poet" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brantford",1,1,1 ], "a city in central Canada, in SW Ontario| Pop|: 64,421 (1971)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Braque",1,1,1 ], "1882-1963, French painter who developed cubism with Picasso (1908-14)" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brasia",1,1,1 ], "the capital of Brazil (since 1960), on the central plateau: the former capital" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brasia",1,1,1 ], "was Rio de Janeiro| Pop|: 272,002 (1970)" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brasil",1,1,1 ], "the Portuguese spelling of Brazil" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brasov",1,1,1 ], "(1950-61): Stalin|German name: Kronstadt|Hungarian name: Brasso" ,3 ). c_DEF([ "Brasov",1,1,1 ], "Germans; ceded by Hungary to Rumania in 1920| Pop|: 198,753 (1974 est|)| Former name" ,2 ). c_DEF([ "Brasov",1,1,1 ], "an industrial city in central Rumania: formerly a centre for expatriate" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Brass",1,1,1 ], "the Hungarian name for Brasov" ,1 ). c_DEF([ "Bratislava",1,1,1 ], "1918; capital of Hungary (1541-1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliam