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121constancy — /kon steuhn see/, n. 1. the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness. 2. uniformity or regularity, as in qualities or conditions; invariableness. [1520 30; < L constantia. See… …
122levity — /lev i tee/, n., pl. levities. 1. lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. 2. an instance or exhibition of this. 3. fickleness. 4. lightness in weight. [1555 65; < L levitas lightness, frivolity,… …
123Pericles — /per i kleez /, n. c495 429 B.C., Athenian statesman. * * * born с 495, Athens died 429 BC, Athens Athenian general and statesman largely responsible for the full development of Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire. Related to the… …
124Alberti, Leon Battista — born Feb. 14, 1404, Genoa died April 25, 1472, Rome Italian architect, art theorist, and humanist. After pursuing a literary career as papal secretary, in 1438 Alberti was encouraged to direct his talents toward the field of architecture. His… …
125Godard, Jean-Luc — born Dec. 3, 1930, Paris, France French film director. He wrote film criticism for the influential journal Cahiers du cinéma before impressing audiences with his first feature film, the improvisatory and original Breathless (1960), which… …
126Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus — orig. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born Jan. 27, 1756, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg died Dec. 5, 1791, Vienna Austrian composer. Son of the violinist and composer Leopold Mozart (1719–87), he was born the year of the… …
127Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan — ▪ Spanish dramatist born c. 1581, , Taxco, Mex. died Aug. 4, 1639, Madrid Mexican born Spanish dramatist of the colonial era who was the principal dramatist of early 17th century Spain after Lope de Vega (Vega, Lope de) and Tirso de Molina …
128Congo — • An account written before the annexation of the state by the Belgian government Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Congo Congo † …
