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  2. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus. A thesaurus ( pl.: thesauri or thesauruses ), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where you can find different words with same meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  3. Glare (vision) - Wikipedia

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    Glare (vision) Glare is difficulty of seeing in the presence of bright light such as direct or reflected sunlight or artificial light such as car headlamps at night. Because of this, some cars include mirrors with automatic anti-glare functions and in buildings, blinds or louvers are often used to protect occupants.

  4. Caloscypha - Wikipedia

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    Caloscypha is a fungal genus in the family Caloscyphaceae (order Pezizales ). A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Caloscypha fulgens, commonly known as the snowbank orange peel fungus, [2] spring orange peel fungus, the golden cup, or the dazzling cup. It is a cup fungus, typically up to 4 centimetres ( in) in diameter, with a ...

  5. Dazzle - Wikipedia

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    Dazzle (manga), a Japanese manga series by Minari Endoh. "Dazzle" (song), a song by Siouxsie & the Banshees. Dazzle camouflage, a paint scheme used on ships during World War I. Dazzle, an American disco act featuring Leroy Burgess. Dazzle, a 1990 novel by Judith Krantz. Dazzle, a 1995 TV miniseries adaptation of Krantz's novel starring Lisa ...

  6. Countertenor - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G 3 to D 5 or E 5, [1] although a sopranist (a specific kind of countertenor) may match the soprano 's range of around C 4 to C 6. [2]

  7. Rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] They defined parts of speech, analyzed poetry, parsed close synonyms, invented argumentation strategies, and debated the nature of reality. [citation needed] They claimed to make their students better, or, in other words, to teach virtue.

  8. Dazzler (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Trained singer, actress, and dancer. Highly skilled athlete and hand-to-hand fighter [1] [2] Highly accomplished roller-skater [3] [4] [5] [2] [6] Dazzler ( Alison Blaire) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, often in association with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980).

  9. The Bacchae - Wikipedia

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    The Bacchae (/ ˈ b æ k iː /; Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s /) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.