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  • 11Parade rest — Parade Pa*rade , n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The ground where a military display is held, or where… …

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  • 12Undress parade — Parade Pa*rade , n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The ground where a military display is held, or where… …

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  • 13Provinces of Sweden — The provinces of Sweden, landskap , are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification. Several of them were …

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  • 14mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …

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  • 15Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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  • 16Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction       three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present.       Like… …

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  • 17Triumph — Tri umph, n. [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ? a procession in honor of Bacchus: cf. F. triomphe. Cf. {Trump} at cards.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had… …

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  • 18parade — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from parer to prepare more at pare Date: circa 1656 1. a pompous show ; exhibition 2. a. the ceremonial formation of a body of troops before a superior officer b. a place where troops assemble… …

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  • 19The Mikado — For other uses, see Mikado (disambiguation). Theatre poster for The Mikado The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic… …

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  • 20George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston — The Most Honourable The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC Lord Curzon of Kedleston as Viceroy of India …

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