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METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE: What's Happening to El Nino?? — ▪ 1996 Most of the year to year variability in climate in the tropics and much of it worldwide is related through a phenomenon called El Niño. The term originally applied to an annual warm ocean current that runs along the coast of Peru… … Universalium
infrequent — I adjective atypical, discontinuous, erratic, exceptional, extraordinary, few, inconstant, inhabitual, intermittent, irregular, limited, occasional, outstanding, periodic, phenomenal, rare, rarus, scarce, seldom happening, seldom occurring,… … Law dictionary
Infrequent — In*fre quent, a. [L. infrequens : cf. F. infrequent. See {In } not, and {Frequent}.] Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual. [1913 Webster] The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use among all sorts of men. Sir T.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infrequent — adjective Etymology: Latin infrequent , infrequens, from in + frequent , frequens frequent Date: circa 1615 1. seldom happening or occurring ; rare 2. placed or occurring at wide intervals in space or time < a slope scattered with infrequent… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kushindo — (also Koshindo) is not a martial art discipline with an own identity but a martial training, part of a philosophical tradition with similar name, which created roots in the southern Ryukyu Islands coming from China and with early influence from… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
