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31C-decay — refers to a Young Earth Creationist proposal that the speed of light was over a million times faster within the last 10,000 years, immediately following the creation of the universe, and has been slowing down since then in a logarithmic decay. By …
32Tim McManus — is a fictional character on HBO s prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney. Character overviewMcManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and… …
33Modern liberalism in the United States — This article discusses liberalism as that term is used in the United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. For the history and development of American liberalism, see Liberalism in the United States. For the origin and worldwide use of the term… …
34derision — derisible /di riz euh beuhl/, adj. /di rizh euhn/, n. 1. ridicule; mockery: The inept performance elicited derision from the audience. 2. an object of ridicule. [1350 1400; ME derisioun < OF derision < LL derision (s. of derisio), equiv. to L… …
35wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… …
36derision — de•ri•sion [[t]dɪˈrɪʒ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery 2) an object of ridicule • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME derisioun < OF derision < LL dērīsiō; see deride, tion de•ris′i•ble ˈrɪz ə bəl adj …
37derision — /dəˈrɪʒən/ (say duh rizhuhn) noun 1. the act of deriding; ridicule; mockery: *Some of the girls would send after them shouts of derision mingled with disappointment. –jessica anderson, 1978. 2. an object of ridicule: *He was a good player, but… …
38derision — [n] insult, disrespect backhanded compliment*, brickbat*, Bronx cheer*, butt*, comeback, contempt, contumely, crack, dig*, disdain, disparagement, dump*, jab, jest, joke, laughingstock, laughter, mockery, object of ridicule, parting shot,… …
39de|ri|sion — «dih RIHZH uhn», noun. 1. scornful laughter; ridicule; contempt: »Children dread the derision of their playmates. 2. an object of ridicule: »I was a derision to all my people (Lamentations 3:14). ╂[< Latin dērīsiō, ōnis < dērīdēre; see etym …
40GERMAN LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences Before the Aufklaerung (Age of Enlightenment), Jewish influences in German literature were essentially biblical and Hebraic. The medieval miracle or mystery plays, in Germany as in England and France, dramatized… …
