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  2. Kawaii - Wikipedia

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    The word kawaii originally derives from the phrase 顔映し kao hayushi, which literally means " (one's) face (is) aglow," commonly used to refer to flushing or blushing of the face. The second morpheme is cognate with -bayu in mabayui (眩い, 目映い, or 目映ゆい) "dazzling, glaring, blinding, too bright; dazzlingly beautiful" ( ma- is ...

  3. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script.

  4. Virtuoso - Wikipedia

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    More commonly applied in the context of the fine arts, the term can also refer to a "master" or "ace" who excels technically within any particular field or area of human knowledge—anyone especially or dazzlingly skilled at what they do.

  5. Rebus - Wikipedia

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    A German rebus, circa 1620. A rebus ( / ˈriːbəs / REE-bəss) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter "n".

  6. Eye drop - Wikipedia

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    Eye drops used in managing glaucoma help the eye's fluid to drain better and decrease the amount of fluid made by the eye which decreases eye pressure. They are classified by their active ingredient and they include: prostaglandin analogs, beta blockers, alpha agonists, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

  7. Chiastic structure - Wikipedia

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    Chiastic structure, or chiastic pattern, is a literary technique in narrative motifs and other textual passages. An example of chiastic structure would be two ideas, A and B, together with variants A' and B', being presented as A,B,B',A'. Chiastic structures that involve more components are sometimes called "ring structures", "ring compositions ...

  8. What handwriting supposedly says about you - AOL

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    What Your Handwriting Says About You. Graphologists claim that your handwriting can reveal clues to your personality. Let's see if any of these predictions ring true for you. Small handwriting...

  9. Orchestration - Wikipedia

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    The term orchestration in its specific sense refers to the way instruments are used to portray any musical aspect such as melody, harmony or rhythm. For example, a C major chord is made up of the notes C, E, and G.

  10. Canon (fiction) - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the term "headcanon" is used to describe a fan's personal interpretation of a fictional universe. See also. Alternative universe (fan fiction) – Fan fiction set in a non-canonical universe

  11. Writing - Wikipedia

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    Writing is the act of creating a persistent representation of human language. A writing system uses a set of symbols and rules to encode aspects of spoken language, such as its lexicon and syntax. However, written language may take on characteristics distinct from those of any spoken language. [1]