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(n kôlä´ t s N´ shärl ´) (KEY) , 1792–1845, French lithographer and painter. He was famous for his lithographs depicting political and social ...
(äp´lout) (KEY) [Ger.,=off-sound], in inflection, vowel variation (as in English sing, sang, sung, song) caused by former differences in syllabic a...
localized inflamation associated with tissue necrosis. Abscesses are characterized by inflamation, which is due to the accumulation of pus in the loca...
( k´ l) (KEY) [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi (145 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland; the largest island of Ireland. It is connected with the...
( ´kr ks) (KEY) [from the Bayer designation Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h26.2m, Dec. -...
in speech, emphasis given a particular sound, called prosodic systems in linguistics. There are three basic accentual methods: stress, tone, and lengt...