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121A Bit of Fry and Laurie — Infobox Television show name = A Bit of Fry and Laurie caption = Title screen from the first series of A Bit of Fry and Laurie format = Sketch comedy camera = picture format = runtime = approx. 30 minutes creator = Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie… …
122Cheng Yuanzhen — (程元振) (died 764?) was a eunuch official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He was exceedingly powerful early in the reign of Emperor Daizong and was said to, in his attempts to consolidate his power, have killed or demoted a number of key… …
123Международная реакция на провозглашение независимости Абхазии и Южной Осетии — Верховный Совет Республики Южная Осетия (РЮО) провозгласил независимость республики от Грузии 19 января 1992 года. Однако до войны в Южной Осетии в августе 2008 года самостоятельность Южной Осетии, а также Абхазии, не вызвала широкого… …
124Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
125comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
126education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
127Elizabeth I — (Elizabeth Tudor) 1533 1603, queen of England 1558 1603 (successor of Mary I; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn). * * * born Sept. 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, Eng. died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey Queen of England (1558–1603).… …
128Michelangelo — /muy keuhl an jeuh loh , mik euhl /; It. /mee kel ahn je law/, n. (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475 1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. * * * (as used in expressions) Michelangelo Merisi Antonioni Michelangelo Michelangelo di… …
