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81Elizabeth Watts — (born 1979 in Norwich) is a British soprano. Watts studied archaeology at Sheffield University and graduated with first class honours. Beginning in 2002, she subsequently studied music at the Royal College of Music with Lilian Watson. She… …
82Partenope (Zumaya) — For other uses, see Parthenope. Partenope is an opera in three acts by composer Manuel de Zumaya. Zumaya adapted the libretto himself from a Spanish translation of Silvio Stampiglia’s Italian libretto which was first set for performance in Naples …
83courtly love — a highly stylized code of behavior popular chiefly from the 12th to the 14th century that prescribed the rules of conduct between lovers, advocating idealized but illicit love, and which fostered an extensive medieval literature based on this… …
84disloyalty — /dis loy euhl tee/, n., pl. disloyalties. 1. the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness. 2. violation of allegiance or duty, as to a government. 3. a disloyal act. [1400 50; late ME < MF desloiaute, OF desleaute, equiv. to… …
85Julia — /joohl yeuh/, n. a female given name: derived from Julius. * * * I born 39 BC died AD 14, Rhegium Only child of Augustus. She wed Marcellus, who died in 23 BC, then Agrippa (21), Augustus s chief lieutenant. Their two eldest sons were adopted by… …
86loyalty — /loy euhl tee/, n., pl. loyalties. 1. the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations. 2. faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc. 3. an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or… …
87Thucydides — /thooh sid i deez /, n. c460 c400 B.C. Greek historian. * * * born с 460 died с 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides failed to prevent the capture of the important… …
88treacherous — treacherously, adv. treacherousness, n. /trech euhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous. 2. deceptive, untrustworthy, or unreliable. 3. unstable or insecure, as footing. 4. dangerous; hazardous:… …
89treachery — /trech euh ree/, n., pl. treacheries. 1. violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason. 2. an act of perfidy, faithlessness, or treason. [1175 1225; ME trecherie < MF, OF, equiv. to trech(ier) to deceive + erie ERY] Syn. 1. See disloyalty. Ant.… …
90Continental philosophy — Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly in France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. It is usually understood in contrast with… …
